Prostaglandins produced from arachadonic acid catabolism off…
Prostaglandins produced from arachadonic acid catabolism offer protection to the stomach and are vital in the prevention of gastritis. Which of the following would be a risk factor for gastritis due to inadequate prostaglandins biosynthesis?
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Your patient has just been diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis and is very inquisitive about what is happening in his body currently. Which of the following information is inaccurate and as a result you would not relate to your patient?
Read DetailsTay-Sachs Disease is a genetic disorder in which a defective…
Tay-Sachs Disease is a genetic disorder in which a defective enzyme involved in lipid metabolism leads to the buildup of a lipids in the brain. As these lipids begin to accumulate, an infant begins to suffer seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performance, with death occurring within a few years. In persons with one normal allele and one Tay Sach’s allele, no build up occurs and therefore these individuals exhibit a normal phenotype. This is because:
Read DetailsJohn has just been unknowing exposed to HIV-1 after sharing…
John has just been unknowing exposed to HIV-1 after sharing a needle with his friend who is HIV positive. Place in order the progressive events of HIV virus infiltration to replication: Newly cleaved viral proteins migrate to the cell membrane of infected cell Chemokine coreceptors on CD+4 ligate glycoproteins found on the virus allowing for internalization of virus into CD4+ cell Viral RNA and reverse transcriptase are deposited into CD4+ cell Integrated viral DNA is transcribed to mRNA and translated to polyprotein RNA is changed to DNA via reverse transcriptase and integrated into the CD4+ cell DNA by integrase creating the provirus
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