Human oncogenic viruses and cancer
Genes that are involved in the control of normal cell proliferation can be classified as: Proliferative genes: Proto-oncogenes; mutated proto-oncogenes may become oncogenes. Antiproliferative or […]
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Polymerase Chain Reaction: Principles and Uses of PCR
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is an invitro method of DNA amplification that can rapidly clone (amplify) DNA samples as small as a single molecule. […]
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Structures passing through foramina of skull
The internal surface of the cranial base can be divided into 3 cranial fossae, the anterior, middle, and posterior. The anterior and middle fossae are […]
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Antibiotic Resistance : The War Has Begun
War Fiction By Medchrome In 2012, war broke out. Soon the war was fought all over the world. This time the enemy were not human […]
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Microbiology of Rickettsia
General features: Small gram negative, aerobic, obligate intracellular (need CoA and NAD+) that infect mammals and arthropods. Non-motile, non-capsulated, non-sporing Contains both DNA and RNA Pleomorphic […]
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome : Wallenberg Syndrome
Regional Anatomy of PICA: The posterior inferior cerebellar artery also known as PICA is the largest branch of the vertebral artery, passes on an irregular […]
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Brucella and Brucellosis
Brucella sp. causes brucellosis (also called as Bang’s disease in cattle, named for Bernhard Bang & Sir David Bruce who discovered Brucella and called as […]
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Lung Volumes, Capacities and Dead Space
Lung Volumes, Capacities and Dead Space- Definitions and Normal values . Knowledge of these values are quite important to understand respiratory physiology, pathological basis of various respiratory […]
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Mechanism of Cough and Sneeze
Receptors Extrathoracic: nose, oropharynx, larynx, upper trachea Intrathoracic: rapidly adapting irritant receptors in epithelium of lower trachea and large central bronchi Other locations: tympanic membrane, […]
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