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Serotonin in Plants

Serotonin is an important chemical in plants as well as in animals. The serotonin found in plants is termed phytoserotonin and this form of serotonin is involved in several plant functions.

11 Dec 2009

Serotonin is a vital hormone in the normal functioning of the central nervous system. This neurotransmitter is a key regulator of various bodily functions including sleep, mood, appetite, intestinal movement, feeding and body weight.

11 Dec 2009

Serotonin Biosynthesis

Serotonin is an example of a monoamine neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that is passed between nerve cells.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis in Animals

Tuberculosis affects both humans and animals. Cattle tuberculosis has affected animal and human health since ancient times. Not very long ago cattle and swine tuberculosis was one of the commonest diseases affecting livestock killing millions.

11 Dec 2009

History of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis has been known to mankind since ancient times. Earlier this disease has been called by numerous names including consumption (because of the severe weight loss and the way the infection appeared to “consume” the patient), phthisis pulmonaris and the white plague (because of the extreme pallor seen among those infected).

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Prognosis

Tuberculosis is a curable disease. Progress of tuberculosis from infection to frank illness involves overcoming of the immune system defences by the bacteria. As the bacteria start to multiply, it affects the immune system and finally overwhelms it to cause the disease.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Treatment

Tuberculosis is a treatable and curable infection. Treatment for tuberculosis depends on the type of tuberculosis and a long course of antibiotics are prescribed. In most cases admission to the hospital is not necessary. As earlier believed, isolation also is not practiced widely these days.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Screening

Screening for tuberculosis mainly involves screening for the presence of tuberculosis and the presence of latent tuberculosis.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Prevention

Tuberculosis is a preventable and a curable disease if detected and treated early. It has a low prevalence in developed nations including the United Kingdom and the United States.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Diagnosis

There are several investigations that may be used to diagnose tuberculosis. This may depend on the type of tuberculosis that is suspected.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Transmission

Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted from an infected person to a susceptible person in airborne particles, called droplet nuclei. These are 1–5 microns in diameter. These infectious droplet nuclei are tiny water droplets with the bacteria that are released when persons who have pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis cough, sneeze, laugh, shout etc.

11 Dec 2009

Tuberculosis Causes

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and is caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. One-third of the world's population is infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Each year about nine million people develop the disease and up to nearly two million people worldwide are killed by it.

11 Dec 2009

What is Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a dreaded bacterial infection. It has been known to mankind since ancient ages. It was commonly called “consumption” at the turn of the last century because of the way the disease seemed to “consume” the individual it affected.

11 Dec 2009

Thrombosis Prevention

The prevention of thrombosis should be actively sought in individuals who are at a high risk of the condition but is generally not required by all populations.

11 Dec 2009

Thrombosis Embolization

A thrombus is a blood clot that can be formed in the circulation system and obstruct the flow of blood, which often occurs in areas affected by atherosclerotic plaques.

11 Dec 2009

Types of Thrombosis

A thrombosis is classified into several different types according to the location of the thrombus.

11 Dec 2009

Thrombosis Causes

In contrast to hemostasis (used to describe a physiological response preventing bleeding), thrombosis is the pathophysiologic formation of a clot or thrombus.

11 Dec 2009

What is Thrombosis?

Thrombosis is the process of a blood clot, also known as a thrombus, forming in a blood vessel. This clot can block or obstruct blood flow in the affected area, as well as cause serious complications if the clot moves to a crucial part of the circulatory system, such as the brain or the lungs.

11 Dec 2009

Liver Cancer Treatment

Treatment aims to eliminate cancer, slow cancer growth, improve patient survival or manage symptoms.

11 Dec 2009

What is Liver Cancer?

The liver is located in the upper abdomen and just below the right lung. It is the largest organ inside the human body and is necessary due to its many important functions some of which include:

11 Dec 2009