Hypolipidemic agents , or antihyperlipidemic agents , are a diverse group of pharmacology pharmaceuticals that are used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia s. They are called lipid lowering drugs LLD or agents. Classes of hypolipidemic drugs There are several classes of hypolipidemic drugs. They may differ in both their impact on the cholesterol profile and adverse effects. For example, some may lower the bad cholesterol low density lipoprotein LDL more so than others, while others may preferentially increase high density lipoprotein HDL , the good cholesterol . Clinically, the choice of an agent will depend on the patient s cholesterol cholesterol profile , http hp2010.nhlbihin.net atpiii calculator.asp?usertype prof cardiovascular risk , and the Liver function test liver and Creatinine clearance kidney functions of the patient, evaluated against the balancing of risks and benefits of the medications. In the United States, this is guided by the evidence based medicine evidence based guideline from the National Cholesterol Education Program NCEP Adult Treatment Panel III ATPIII . Established statin s are particularly well suited for lowering LDL, the cholesterol with the strongest links to vascular diseases. In studies using standard doses, statins have been found to lower LDL C by 18 to 55 , depending on the specific statin being used. There is a risk of severe muscle damage myopathy & rhabdomyolysis with statins. fibrate s are indicated for hypertriglyceridemia . Fibrates typically lower triglycerides by 20 to 50 . Level of the good cholesterol HDL is also increased. Fibrates may decrease LDL, though generally to a lesser degree than statins. Similar to statins, there is a risk of severe muscle damage myopathy & rhabdomyolysis with fibrates. niacin , like fibrates, is also ... that breaks down triglycerides in the intestine. Investigational Investigational classes of hypolipidemic ... See also ATC code C10 Major Drug Groups Lipid modifying agents Category Hypolipidemic agents ar ... more details
wiktionary agent An Agent is one who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him one ... Agency philosophy In sociology A social agent See structure and agency In law enforcement Special agent , title for a detective or investigator for a state, county, municipal, federal or tribal government Secret agent, spy involved in espionage . See Espionage Agents in espionage agents in espionage . In law Agent law , in commercial law, is a person who is authorized to act on behalf of another called the principal to create a legal relationship with a third party C & F Agent abbreviated from Clearing and Forwarding Agent India IN . Election agent , person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate s political campaign UK Free agent , sports player whose contract with a team has expired Literary agent , person who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers Press agent , professional publicist who acts on behalf of his or her client on all matters involving public relations Sports agent , person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for a player Talent agent or booking agent, person who finds jobs for actors, musicians and models, etc., in various entertainment businesses Foreign agent , person ... to the American public Patent agent or patent attorney , person who has the specialized ... relating to patent law and practice Real estate agent or real estate broker , person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate Travel agent, person who works on behalf of a travel agency Tuition agent, person who works on behalf of a tuition agency , specializing in introducing tutors to students requiring help in the academic area Yacht agent or yacht broker , specialist who acts as a representative for the sale of a yacht or boat In economics Agent economics ... as rational and broadly self interested actors As discussed by economists as the principal agent ... more details
For the 1922 film starring Oliver Hardy The Agent film Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name The Agent Cover theagentcover.jpg Artist Little Man Tate band Little Man Tate B side Just Can t Take It Released Start date 2006 3 6 df yes Format 7 vinyl , Music download Download Recorded 2006, Steelworks, Sheffield Genre Indie Rock Length Label Yellow Van Records Yellow Van Writer Windle Marriott Producer Shanks Audio sample? Certification This single The Agent br 2006 Next single What? What You Got? br 2006 Misc The Agent was the debut single by Sheffield based indie music indie band Little Man Tate band Little Man Tate . The single was initially released as a limited pressing of 1,800 copies on 7 gramophone record vinyl , on Yellow Van Records . The single peaked at 117 in the UK Singles Chart . The single was very highly rated by Planet Sound , who gave it 9 10, calling it the best single of 2006 thus far. Follow up single What? What You Got? also scored 9 10, making them one of only 3 artists to get 2 9 10 ratings with songs on one album, along with Muse band Muse and The Magic Numbers . Track listing The Agent Just Can t Take It External links http www.littlemantate.co.uk Official Website DEFAULTSORT Agent, The Category 2006 singles Category Little Man Tate songs Category Debut singles ... more details
dictdef A government agent or a federal agent is an agent of a federal government federal law enforcement agency . See also G Man slang G man special agent law enforcement stub Category Law enforcement ... more details
Crown Agent may refer to The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Crown Agent Crown Agent , principal legal advisor to the Scottish Lord Advocate on prosecution matters A member of a Crown Agency disambig ... more details
A function called Government Agent exist or existed in the past in several countries, such as Sri Lanka see Government Agent Sri Lanka Canada see Government Agent Canada disambiguation ... more details
Agent 13 may refer to Agent 13 The Midnight Avenger , The main character of an eponymous spy fiction series published by TSR from 1986 1988 Agent 13, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Marvel Universe, an alias of Sharon Carter Agent 13, A supporting character in the spy parody TV series Get Smart disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In computer science a fuzzy agent is a software agent that implements fuzzy logic . This software entity interacts with its environment through an adaptive rule base and can therefore be considered as a type of intelligent agent . DEFAULTSORT Fuzzy Agent Category Artificial intelligence AI stub su Ag n Fuzzy ... more details
Teen Agent may refer to Teen Agent computer game Teen Agent computer game , a 1995 graphical adventure game released for the MS DOS and Amiga platforms If Looks Could Kill film If Looks Could Kill film , a 1991 film released in the United Kingdom as Teen Agent disambig ... more details
Agent X may refer to Agent X Music Producers , a British production and songwriting team Agent Extensibility Protocol , a standardised framework for extensible Simple Network Management Protocol agents Agent X Chuck , the codename for the character Alexei Volkoff Timothy Dalton on the popular NBC TV series, Chuck TV series Chuck Agent X Marvel Comics , a fictional mercenary whose adventures have been published by Marvel Comics Agent X Jim Burley , another fictional mercenary owned by Marvel Comics Agent X 1986 video game Agent X 1986 video game , a 1986 video game released by Mastertronic Agent X II The Mad Prof s Back , a 1987 sequel to this game Agent X may also refer to Secret Agent X , the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine Secret Agent X 9 , a comic strip begun by writer Dashiell Hammett and artist Alex Raymond Secret Agent X 9 1937 serial Secret Agent X 9 1937 serial , a 1937 Universal movie serial based on this comic strip Secret Agent X 9 1945 serial Secret Agent X 9 1945 serial , a 1945 Universal movie serial based on this comic strip disambig fr AgentX ... more details
In the real estate business, a buyer agent refers to an agent or broker that represents the buyer in a transaction. This can include buyer agents from traditional listing firms, as well as buyer agents from EBA Exclusive Buyer Agent firms, which represent the interests of the buyer in all transactions. Also See EBA, or Exclusive Buyer Agent Category Real estate ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 An art agent is an Agent law agent who represents artist s. The agent functions by attempting to sell the works of an artist, or to otherwise find lucrative opportunities for the artist. The two parties have a contract worked out, where the agent takes a cut of the sales from any and all works, which may vary, depending on the relationship. Typically the range for a successful non gallery sale is between 15 and 35 to the agent of the final sales price when the agent is responsible for bringing a buyer. Arts sales made at a Gallery are often split 50 50 between the artist or Trust and the Gallery. It is in the art agent s best interests to sell the works of the artist. The relationship is seen as a Win win game win win for both the artist and the agent. Many unrecognized artists, no matter how talented, may find it hard to find an art agent willing to sell their works. Art agents select their artist not based on their talent but the likelihood their works will sell. Or date July 2009 Citation needed date July 2009 DEFAULTSORT Art Agent job stub Category Visual arts occupations ... more details
The term drying agent has different meanings Desiccant for materials that absorb moisture and water Oil drying agent s for compounds that speed up the drying oil hardening of oils , often used in painting disambig ... more details
An antinematodal agent is a type of anthelmintic designed to reduce nematode infection. ref MeshName Antinematodal agent ref References reflist Anthelmintics Category Anthelmintics antiinfective drug stub ... more details
A virtual agent may refer to Intelligent agent , in artificial intelligence Virtual assistant , a person offering remote service Virtual character disambiguation Virtual friend disambiguation disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Management agent is a software agent that runs on a managed node example a router computing router and provides an User interface interface to manage it. It can perform operations on managed object s in the node and can also forward notifications to the manager Element management system EMS . The agent software usually resides in the flash memory of telecommunications devices. See also Software agent DEFAULTSORT Management Agent Category Network management Compu soft stub ... more details
A General Agent is an Agent law agent , i.e., representative of another, who has a mandate of general nature. Colonial use In the Niger Rivers District the only Senior Agent , who administered the region rather like a Factor agent Factor for the National African Company Limited which was granted a charter and renamed Royal Niger Company Chartered & Limited in 1886 , was promoted in 1882 to become the first of only two General Agents until it was absorbed by Southern Nigeria 1882 1888 David McIntosh b. 1844 d. 1888 1888 1 January 1900 Joseph Flint d. 1925 Source http www.worldstatesmen.org Nigeria.htm Southern 20Nigeria WorldStatesmen here Nigeria See also Agent general Managing general agent Category Gubernatorial titles ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In espionage , a field agent is an agent who works in the field as opposed to one who works at the office or headquarters . A field agent can work alone or in a group but usually has a case officer who is in charge. Field agents can be undercover , and travel using fake passport s that may be under the name of a front organization or shell corporation . Field agents can be armed, but the weapon is always concealed in order to blend in with the masses and not stick out. Field agents are often present in fiction, though their duties and actions can be quite different in reality. See also Espionage Agent handling Double agent Special agent Non official cover NOC DEFAULTSORT Field Agent Category Spies by role Category Espionage terminology Crime stub ... more details
Political Agent or political agent may refer to Political Resident , a representative with consular duties and political contacts with local chiefs Political officer British Empire , an officer of the British imperial civil administration Election agent , a person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate s political campaign disambig ... more details
An antitrichomonal agent is an antiprotozoal agent that acts upon on trichomonas parasites. ref MeshName Antitrichomonal Agents ref Examples include ref MeshPharmaList 82000994 ref furazolidone nifuratel nimorazole ornidazole tinidazole usnic acid References reflist Antiprotozoal agent Category Antiprotozoal agents antiinfective drug stub ... more details
Most commonly, an email agent refers to an email client , aka Mail User Agent MUA In the context of e mail infrastructure, an email agent infrastructure is an umbrella category for various components or roles, include MUAs, and also MTAs, etc. No standard term exists for this category. disambig Category Email ... more details
In linguistics , a grammatical agent is the cause or initiator of an event. ref cite book last Kroeger ... location Cambridge isbn 978 0 521 01653 7 pages 54 ref Agent is the name of the thematic role also known ... by a Sentence linguistics sentence , the action by a verb in the sentence, and the agent by a noun phrase . For example, in the sentence Jack kicked the ball , Jack is the agent. In certain languages, the agent is declension declined or otherwise marked to indicate its grammatical role. In Japanese language Japanese , for instance, the agent is typically affixed with ga or wa the hiragana ... , or or , as in eating , user , or prosecutor . Cf. agent noun . The notion of Agency philosophy ... agent often has are that it has volition , is sentient or perceives, causes a change of state, or moves. The linguist David Dowty included these qualities in his definition of a Proto Agent, and proposed that the nominal with the most elements of the Proto Agent and the fewest elements of the Proto Patient tends to be treated as the agent in a sentence. ref Dowty, David. 1991. Thematic proto ... His energy surprised everyone , His energy is the agent, even though it does not have most of the typical agent like qualities such as perception, movement, or volition. Even Dowty s solution fails for verbs expressing relationships in time 1 April precedes May. vs 2 May follows April. Here what is agent and what is patient must be specified for each individual verb. The grammatical agent is often .... In a sentence such as The boy kicked the ball , the boy is the agent and the subject. However, when ... subject, but the boy is still the agent. Many sentences in English and other Indo European languages have the agent as subject. See also Tit for tat Agentive ending Agentive case References Reflist External links refbegin http www.memidex.com agent grammar agent grammar refend DEFAULTSORT Agent Grammar Category Thematic roles ar br Graer yezhoniezh ca Complement agent de Agens ... more details
Super Agent was an United States American reality television series about nine sports agent s competing to be selected for defensive lineman Shaun Cody . The series was shown on Spike TV in 2005. In each episode the sports agents were given assignments that allowed them to demonstrate their skills and talents as agents for shaun Cody Cody as he deliberated on which agent would ultimately be hired to manage his multi million dollar American football career . Cast Members Starring Shaun Cody , himself , Blue Chip 2005 NFL Draft Prospect Host Tony Gonzalez tight end Tony Gonzalez , NFL Tight End Kansas City Chiefs Guest Host Episode 4 Simeon Rice , NFL Defensive End Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Bermudez, Agent Justin Breece, Agent Scott Casterline, Agent Jeff Guerriero, Agent Harold Lewis, Agent Tim McIlwain, Agent Marlon Tucker, Agent Lisa Van Wagner, Agent Don West, Jr. , Agent Director and producers Directed by Brendon Carter Location producer Bryan Bultz Supervising producer Brendon Carter Executive producer Rick de Oliveira Executive producer James DuBose Supervising story producer Kristian House External links imdb title id 0476944 title Super Agent tv.com 34102 Super Agent http www.shauncody75.com Official Shaun Cody website US reality tv stub Category American reality television series Category Spike TV network shows ... more details
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