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NADPH

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NADPH the reduced form of NADP.
NADPH (n-dp-ch)
n.
The reduced form of NADP.

NADPH,
abbreviation for nicotine adenine disphosphonucleotide, reduced.

NADPH
reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) used in a number of reductive synthesis such as fatty acids and steroids.


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Free-radical species are produced by NADPH oxidase in the inner hair cells following cisplatin exposure.
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