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2 days ago · Infobox references. Serotonin ( / ˌsɛrəˈtoʊnɪn, ˌsɪərə -/) [6] [7] [8] or 5-hydroxytryptamine ( 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Its biological function is complex, touching on diverse functions including mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vasoconstriction. [9]
20 hours ago · Insulin is a peptide hormone containing two chains cross-linked by disulfide bridges. Insulin (/ ˈ ɪ n. sj ʊ. l ɪ n /, from Latin insula, 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (INS) gene.(Being discovered by Nicolae Paulescu) It is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.
3 days ago · Sepsis is triggered by a systemic infection and is a life-threatening, dysregulated response to infection. 1 Immune abnormalities induced by invading pathogens or tissue damage produce both the inflammatory and immunosuppressive features of the disease, which causes organ dysfunction and can lead to death. Sepsis may lead to cellular ...
2 days ago · Inflammation, a response triggered by damage to living tissues. The inflammatory response functions to localize and eliminate injurious agents and to remove damaged tissue components so that the body can begin to heal. Learn more about the immune response and the causes and signs of inflammation.
1 day ago · SARS-related coronavirus is a member of the genus Betacoronavirus (group 2) and monotypic of the subgenus Sarbecovirus (subgroup B). [12] Sarbecoviruses, unlike embecoviruses or alphacoronaviruses, have only one papain-like proteinase (PLpro) instead of two in the open reading frame ORF1ab. [13] SARSr-CoV was determined to be an early split-off ...
1 day ago · Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. [1] It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, and syphilis. [1] It is also used to prevent malaria.
1 day ago · Colorectal cancer ( CRC ), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine ). [5] Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. [9] Most colorectal cancers are due to old age ...
