Serotonin 5-HT2 receptors are stimulated by monoaminergic neurotransmitters including serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. 5-HT2 receptor stimulation cause a buildup of intracellular inositol tr...
Surface plasmon resonance imaging biosensors
Heparin (from Ancient Greek ηπαρ (hepar), liver), a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant, and has the highest negative charge density of any known biolog...
Gq protein (Gαq, or Gq/11) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that activates phospholipase C (PLC). PLC in turn hydrolyzes Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to diacyl glycerol (DAG) a...
A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged.[1] This damage impairs the conduction of signals in the affected nerves. In turn, the ...
Proto-oncogene protein Wnt-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT1 gene.[1][2] Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.[1] Common...
Educational on-line methods
Animatronics refers to the use of robotic devices to emulate a human or an animal, or bring lifelike characteristics to an otherwise inanimate object.[1][2] Animatronic creations include animals (i...
Light beam guided liquid delivery device
Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary field intersecting engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and biotechnology, with practical applications to the design of systems in whi...
Contrast agents for geological use
Vasectomy is a surgical procedure for male sterilization and/or permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are severed and then tied/sealed in a manner so as to prevent...
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical chemistry technique that helps identify the amount and type of chemicals present in a sample by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio and abundance of gas-phase...
Simulating medical trauma
Nanoparticles are particles between 1 and 100 nanometers in size. In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small object that behaves as a whole unit with respect to its transport and propertie...
Acoustically activatable particles
A Vitamin K-dependent protein (VKDP) is a protein that can bind calcium ions but only after being carboxylated. This carboxylation, said to activate the protein, is facilitated by some form of Vita...
A brain metastasis is a cancer that has metastasized (spread) to the brain from another location in the body.[1] As primary cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy hav...
Electrospray ionization (ESI) is a technique used in mass spectrometry to produce ions using an electrospray in which a high voltage is applied to a liquid to create an aerosol. It is especially us...
A sensor grid integrates wireless sensor networks with grid computing concepts to enable real-time sensor data collection and the sharing of computational and storage resources for sensor data proc...
