Did you know?
Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
Did you know?
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
Did you know?
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Did you know?
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).
Did you know?
The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
Relationship of the spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) with the cell-cycle machinery
Cell Division
Cell
Stages in the establishment of a cell culture.
The anatomical distortion of the structure of RBCs in sickle cell anemia affects its normal function ...
The eukaryotic cell cycle