Thalidomide was once used to treat intense nausea and mornin…
Thalidomide was once used to treat intense nausea and morning sickness in pregnant women. Unfortunately, if administered at certain points during gestation, it resulted in limb malformation. This drug is an example of a teratogen.
Read DetailsThe relatively long half-life of lipid-soluble hormones (ste…
The relatively long half-life of lipid-soluble hormones (steroid hormones) compared to water-soluble hormones is due in part to the way that these hormones are passed into the filtrate from the glomerular capillaries. Lipid-soluble (steroid) hormones have a relatively long half-life due to their relatively small size, which allows them to easily pass back into the peritubular capillaries if released into the filtrate.
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