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- 51: Adrenal Gland
- ... to combat the fall in blood pressure associated with types of shock. Norepinephrine is formed in the body from the amino acid tyrosine, and epinephrine is formed from norepinephrine. Mineralocorticoids steroids control the overall body fluid. Mineralocorticoids are critical to regulate concentrations of minerals in extracellular fluids. The major target of aldosterone is the distal tubule of the kidneys. There it ...
- 52: Monosaccharides
- ... chemically or biologically, a product called a uronic acid is formed. Glycosides that are derived from D-glucuronic acid (the uronic acid formed from D-glucose) and fatty substances called steroids appear in the urine of animals as normal metabolic products; in addition, foreign toxic substances are frequently converted in the liver to glucuronides before excretion in the urine. D-glucuronic ...
- 53: Endocrine Disruption
- ... of these conditions are thought to be related to chemicals relased from the pulp factories (such as dioxins, furans, and PCB s). These substances are acting very similar to androgenic steroids. Another example of wildlife studies which have been done are the cases of abnormal alligators in Florida. Male alligators from Lake Apopka in Fl., which were exposed to an insecticide ...
- 54: Experimental Protein
- ... functional unit of life. These macromolecules are responsible for most of all of the cell functions. They include molecules such as carbohydrates (glycogen, starch, cellulose, chitin), lipids (fats, fatty acids, steroids, phospholipids), nucleic acids (RNA, DNA, rRNA, mRNA, tRNA), and proteins (1,2). These proteins are the molecules that regulate all of the bodily functions in an organism. Proteins provide structural ...
- 55: E.r., The Golgi Body And
- ... a large surface area for chemical reactions. 2) Providing a pathway for the transport of materials through the cell. 3) Producing proteins, especially enzymes. (Rough ER) 4)Producing lipids and steroids. (Smooth ER) 5)Collecting and storing synthesised material. 6) Providing a structural skeleton to maintain cellular shape. (E.g. The smooth ER of a rod cell from the retina of ...
- 56: Describe The Main Limitations Suffered By Those With Chronic
- ... type to maintain best lung function, is recommended to reduce the seriousness of an acute attack. Doctors prescribe preventative medication such as Intal (sodium cromogylcate), anti-allergy injections and inhaled steroids for people who have severe asthma. Long term use of preventative medicine is used in conjunction with bronchodilators. After several months on preventative medicine, asthmatics find they are able to ...
- 57: Depression 4
- ... as Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s disease (seeChorea); strokes in the frontal part of the brain; and certain viral infections, such as hepatitis and mononucleosis. Certain medications, such as steroids, may also cause depression. B Psychological Factors Psychological theories of depression focus on the way people think and behave. In a 1917 essay, Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud explained melancholia, or ...
- 58: Blood Pressure
- ... Usually, the causes of secondary hypertension include renal artery stenosis (or other cause of increased plasma renin), renal parenchymal disease (glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, polycystic disease, obstructive uropathy), drugs (oral contraceptives, steroids), and increased levels of catecholamines (pheochromocytoma), glucocorticoids (Cushing's disease), or mineralcorticoids. Symptoms Hypertension is referred to as "the silent killer" since those afflicted seem to experience few, if any ...
- 59: Loss Of Innocence
- ... loss their trust in many other things and not have a pleasant life at all. Even a country can have a loss of innocence, such as when Ben Johnson took steroids to win the gold medal for Canada. The damage affects everyone, some more extreme than others. No matter how good or bad, the damage is done and there is always ...
- 60: The War Against Athletes
- ... frying pan into the fire. In Don Nardo¹s Drugs and Sports he goes to explain that an athlete might use drugs to enhance their athletic ability. (Nardo, p.65) Steroids, muscle enhancers, and other performance drugs have been suspected of playing an important role in many athletes¹ careers. A small portion if any at all, of athletes have ever encountered ...
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