It is a thin sheet of fibrous proteins underlying and rendering support to the cells of an epithelium which separates it from the tissues... View Article
ECM (extracellular matrix) is the viscous watery fluid surrounding cells in the animal tissues. It is a medium through which it receives... View Article
The fibrillar and basal lamina collagens both act with other extracellular matrix proteins and are involved in controlling the cell's activities... View Article
Type IV collagen is seen in the basal lamina. It does not gather in the fibril as their subunits retain their propeptides after the secretion... View Article
If not all, most of the collagens assemble as trimers wherein three subunits come together forming a tightly coiled helix conferring rigidity on... View Article
There exists one kind of transplant which does not necessitate tissue typing - the corneal transplants. In such a transplant, the process of... View Article
Typically, typing is carried out on the blood cells as these samples are easy to acquire. Blood is drawn from one vein in one of the forearms and... View Article
Human Lymphocyte Antigens (HLA) is the term credited to the widely utilized histocompatibility antigens. The antigens may be categorized into 2... View Article
Histocompatibility antigen of each individual is unique. If the antigens on the tissues or organs of the donor do not match with its recipient, a... View Article
These are molecules found on all the cell's surface in the body. The particular kinds of histocompatibility antigens found on the cells of a... View Article
Tissue typing is a class of procedures determining the kind of histocompatibility antigens on the tissues or cells of an individual. This... View Article
The cells of the body fat synthesize and store fat liberating it for metabolism during fasting. Also referred to as white adipose tissue... View Article
Tracheophytes are plants having elaborate tissues inclusive of vascular tissue; a conspicuous sporophyte generation. It possesses complex leaves... View Article
It is an enzyme complex present in animals that oxidizes toxic substances in order to make them more susceptible to excretion and metabolism.... View Article
The final electron acceptor for the electron transport chain in aerobic respiration, is an oxygen molecule, O2. In the event of the occurrence of... View Article
Yes, proton motive force can also be used in the synthesis of ATP with the involvement of an enzyme referred to as ATP synthase. This large... View Article
The protons which are not accepted by the electron carriers move outwards lining the outer portion of the membrane. For archaea and bacteria,... View Article
Energy in chemoorganotrophy is derived from the oxidation of an organic compound. There are several organic compounds that are made available to... View Article
The complete process of glycolysis is Exergonic. The reaction of glycolysis occurs in two phases - Energy-investment phase Energy-yielding phase... View Article
When the second stage of glycolysis is taking place, there is a transformation of two 3-carbon molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate into... View Article
