CARICATURES [PUBLICATION TYPE]
\kˈaɹɪkət͡ʃˌʊ͡əz pˌʌblɪkˈe͡ɪʃən tˈa͡ɪp], \kˈaɹɪkətʃˌʊəz pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən tˈaɪp], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_tʃ_ˌʊə_z__ p_ˌʌ_b_l_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n t_ˈaɪ_p]\
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Works portraying in a critical or facetious way a real individual or group, or a figure representing a social, political, ethnic, or racial type. The effect is usually achieved through distortion or exaggeration of characteristics. (Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collection Cataloguing, 2d ed)
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.
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