Also known as postpartum pituitary insufficiency or postpartum hypopituitarism, Sheehan's syndrome can take place in a woman having adverse... View Article
Secondary ESS is the outcome of the pituitary gland relapsing in the cavity after surgery, injury or radiation therapy. A person with secondary... View Article
Primary ESS is a type of ESS that takes place when a minute anatomical defect seen above the pituitary gland increases the pressure in the sella... View Article
Empty Sella Syndrome or ESS is a disorder involving the sella turcica which is a bony structure found at the brain's base surrounding and... View Article
Gradually, the Rathke's pouch forms the pituitary gland and typically closes early in the foetal development. A remnant can remain as a cleft... View Article
Craniopharyngioma is a type of cystic mass or tumour which is congenital and rare. They exert pressure on the hypothalamus found above the... View Article
The hypothalamus serves as a communication centre for pituitary glands by sending signals or messages to the pituitary as hormones pass through... View Article
The pituitary gland is of the size of a pea, found in a bony hollow just behind the bridge of the nose. It is attached to the brain's base by a... View Article
Corynebacterium diphtheriae produced the diphtheria toxin which is a bacterial exotoxin of the A/B prototype. It comprises two parts: subunit A... View Article
Macropinocytosis is an endocytic mechanism involved in fluid uptake. Viruses that belong to adeno, vaccinia, picorna and other viruses families... View Article
Viruses can enter cells that are covered by phospholipid bilayer, serving as the cell's natural barrier to their immediate environment. The type... View Article
There are two types of exocytosis - Constitutive exocytosis - without the need for any particular type of signal, secretory material is... View Article
In exocytosis, cells direct contents of secretory vesicles out of the cell membrane. Such vesicles have soluble proteins to be released to the... View Article
It is the process of transfer of internalized receptors across cells to the opposite domains of the plasma membrane. It mostly takes place in... View Article
The different phases of clathrin-mediated endocytosis are - Macromolecules associate with particular cell surface receptors Receptors are... View Article
In amoeba, the different phases of phagocytosis for food capturing are: On phagocytic cell, attachment of the macromolecules to the receptor... View Article
The membrane which forms an envelope in the mycobacteria is characterized by its low permeability. It imparts resistance of microbes to... View Article
Cell walls of gram-positive bacteria lack an outer membrane. However, it has a thick murein layer. Teichoic acids in these bacteria are... View Article
These are the steps occurring during the transportation of Na+ and glucose - Na+ and glucose binds to the conformation with outward-facing... View Article
