Ammonia Toxicity
Ammonia Toxicity Ammonia is highly toxic. Even a marginal elevation in the blood ammonia concentration is harmful to the brain. Ammonia, when it accumulates in […]
Month: May 2020
Glucose-Alanine Cycle
Glucose-Alanine Cycle Introduction: There is a continuous transport of amino acids from muscle to liver, which predominantly occurs during starvation. Alanine dominates among the transported […]
Oxidative Decarboxylation (Conversion of Pyruvate To Acetyl CoA)
Oxidative Decarboxylation (Conversion of Pyruvate To Acetyl CoA) Transport of Pyruvate: To enter the matrix from the cytosol, pyruvate first diffuses through large openings in […]
URONIC ACID PATHWAY (Glucuronic pathway)
URONIC ACID PATHWAY (Glucuronic pathway) This is an alternative oxidative pathway for glucose and is also known as the glucuronic pathway. Concerned with the synthesis […]
Hemolysis and Fragility Test
Hemolysis and Fragility Test of Red Blood Cells Hemolysis: Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells. It is the process, which involves the breakdown […]
Transport in Cells (Uptake of Nutrients)
Transport in Cells (Uptake of Nutrients) Introduction: The plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier between the cell and the extracellular environment. Its permeability properties […]