What Is Lymph? – The Important Function and Composition of Lymph in Humans
What is Lymph? Lymph is a colourless fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system. The main role of the lymphatic system is to act as...
Types and Functions of Neurotransmitters
[lwptoc] Types and Functions of Neurotransmitters Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body. Their job is to transmit signals from nerve cells to target...
Classification of Neurotransmitters
Classification of Neurotransmitters [lwptoc] Neurotransmitters play a major role in everyday life and functioning. Scientists do not yet know exactly how many neurotransmitters exist, but...
THE CELL
[lwptoc] THE CELL Definition of a Cell The cell is defined as the structural and functional unit of a living organism. Also, the cell is...
FORMS IN WHICH LIVING CELLS EXIST
[lwptoc] FORMS IN WHICH LIVING CELLS EXIST There are four forms in which living cells exist. These are: (1) As Independent or Single and Free-...
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANT CELL AND ANIMAL CELL.
[lwptoc] SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANT CELL AND ANIMAL CELL. Similarities: Both plants and animal’s cells have in common the following organelles: (i) Golgi bodies...
ANATOMY: Lecture Notes
[lwptoc] ANATOMY Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that simply means identification and description or outline of the structures of living things. ...
The Function of Lipoproteins
The Function of Lipoproteins Lipoproteins are lipids that are made up of cholesterol (cholesterol-like substances). A lipoprotein is actually a protein molecule whose primary function...
GENE EXPRESSION: PROKARYOTES AND EUKARYOTES
CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PROKARYOTES "GENE EXPRESSION" An organism’s DNA encodes all of the RNA and protein molecules required to construct its cells. Yet...
TRANSLATION AND MECHANISM OF TRANSLATION
[lwptoc] TRANSLATION Translation is a complex process that requires mRNA, tRNA, ribosomes, amino acids, and energy in the form of GTP. Once the mRNA transcript...