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A central chemoreceptor is a chemoreceptor sensitive to the pH of its environment. [1] Central chemoreceptors are located on the ventrolateral medullary surface in vicinity of the exit of CN IX and CN X in the central nervous system .
By the use of selective radioactively labeled agonist and antagonist substances, five subtypes of muscarinic receptors have been determined, named M 1 –M 5 (using an upper case M and subscript number). [6] M 1, M 3, M 5 receptors are coupled with G q proteins, while M 2 and M 4 receptors are coupled with G i/o proteins. [5] There are other ...
Purine is both a very weak acid (pK a 8.93) and an even weaker base (pK a 2.39). [6] If dissolved in pure water, the pH is halfway between these two pKa values. Purine is aromatic, having four tautomers each with a hydrogen bonded to a different one of the four nitrogen atoms. These are identified as 1-H, 3-H, 7-H, and 9-H (see image of ...
Section of a thyroid gland under the microscope. 1 colloid, 2 follicular cells, 3 endothelial cells At the microscopic level , there are three primary features of the thyroid— thyroid follicles , thyroid follicular cells , and parafollicular cells , first discovered by Geoffery Websterson in 1664.
The human body can perform best at sea level, [7] where the atmospheric pressure is 101,325 Pa or 1013.25 millibars (or 1 atm, by definition). The concentration of oxygen (O 2) in sea-level air is 20.9%, so the partial pressure of O 2 (pO 2) is 21.136 kilopascals (158.53 mmHg).
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The initial development of the cell marked the passage from prebiotic chemistry to partitioned units resembling modern cells. The final transition to living entities that fulfill all the definitions of modern cells depended on the ability to evolve effectively by natural selection. This transition has been called the Darwinian transition.
Karl Landsteiner ForMemRS [2] (German: [kaʁl ˈlantˌʃtaɪnɐ]; 14 June 1868 – 26 June 1943 [3]) was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. [4] He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.