Neuronal Communication and its Influence on Behavior
Neuronal communication involves the use of different neurotransmitters at synapses. The variety of these neurotransmitters…
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The Nervous System
The nervous system controls bodily function by gathering sensory input, integrating that information internally, and…
Gluconeogenesis
Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic process that synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate compounds. Gluconeogenesis is the synthesis…
Fermentation (anaerobic glycolysis)
Fermentation breaks down glucose in the absence of oxygen. Fermentation is the process of reducing…
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
The pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis to form ribose-5-phosphate, which…
DNA methylation
DNA methylation is the addition of the methyl group to cytosine and adenine nucleotides of…
Recognition of self vs. non-self, autoimmune diseases
The antigens present on the cells of the body are considered as self-antigens while the…
Transcriptional regulation
Two types of transcription factors regulate eukaryotic transcription: General transcription factors that bind to the…
Supercoiling
Supercoiling means that DNA is either under-wound (less than one turn of the helix per…
Heterochromatin vs. euchromatin
Heterochromatin is the part of the chromosome in which the DNA does not have coding…