Membrane potential

•  Apoptosis

  Apoptosis (ăpˈə-tō'sĭs ˌæpəpˈtoʊsɨs, ăpˈəp-tō'sĭs) is the process of programmed cell death (PCD) that may occur in multicellular organisms.

  

  38.5%
  

  30.8%
  

  30.8%
  
•  Adenylate cyclase

  Adenylate cyclase (EC 4.6.1.1, also known as adenylyl cyclase, adenyl cyclase or AC) is a lyase enzyme. It is a part of the cAMP-dependent pathway

  

  33.3%
  

  50.0%
  

  16.7%
  
•  Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

  Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP, cyclic AMP or 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate) is a second messenger important in many biological processes. cAMP is derived from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and used for intracellular signal transduction in many different organisms, conveying the cAMP-dependent pathway.

  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  
•  Calreticulin

  Calreticulin is a multifunctional protein that binds Ca ions, rendering it inactive. The Ca is bound with low affinity, but high capacity, and can be released on a signal. Calreticulin is located in storage compartments associated with the endoplasmic reticulum. Calreticulin is also known as calregulin, CRP55, CaBP3 and calsequestrin-like protein. The term "Mobilferrin" is considered to be the same as calreticulin by some sources.

  

  40.0%
  

  20.0%
  

  40.0%
  
•  G protein

  G proteins, short for guanine nucleotide-binding proteins, are a family of proteins involved in second messenger cascades. G proteins are so called because they function as "molecular switches". They alternate from 'inactive' guanosine diphosphate (GDP) to 'active' guanosine triphosphate (GTP), which is a binding state, and which proceeds to regulate downstream cell processes. G proteins were discovered when Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell investigated stimulation of cells by adrenaline.

  

  28.6%
  

  50.0%
  

  21.4%
  
•  Hormone

  A hormone (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus") is a chemical released by a cell in one part of the body, that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is essentially a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones; plant hormones are also called phytohormones. Hormones in animals are often transported in the blood.

  

  33.3%
  

  13.3%
  

  53.3%
  
•  Phospholipase

  A phospholipase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes phospholipids into fatty acids and other lipophilic substances. There are four major classes, termed A, B, C and D distinguished by what type of reaction they catalyze: Phospholipase A Phospholipase A1 - cleaves the SN-1 acyl chain Phospholipase A2 - cleaves the SN-2 acyl chain, releasing arachidonic acid Phospholipase B - cleaves both SN-1 and SN-2 acyl chains, also known as a lysophospholipase.

  

  33.3%
  

  16.7%
  

  50.0%
  
•  Chemical synapse

  Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to form circuits within the central nervous system. They are crucial to the biological computations that underlie perception and thought. They allow the nervous system to connect to and control other systems of the body.

  

  50.0%
  

  30.0%
  

  20.0%
  
•  Serotonin

  Serotonin or 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter that is primarily found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and central nervous system (CNS) of humans and animals. Approximately 80 percent of the human body's total serotonin is located in the enterochromaffin cells in the gut, where it is used to regulate intestinal movements.

  

  42.9%
  

  28.6%
  

  28.6%
  
•  Signal transduction

  In biology, signal transduction refers to any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another. Most processes of signal transduction involve ordered sequences of biochemical reactions inside the cell, which are carried out by enzymes and activated by second messengers, resulting in a signal transduction pathway.

  

  14.3%
  

  28.6%
  

  57.1%
  

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•  The Wasps

  The Wasps is the fourth in chronological order of the eleven surviving plays by Aristophanes, the master of an ancient genre of drama called 'Old Comedy'. It was produced at the Lenaia festival in 422 BC, a time when Athens was enjoying a brief respite from The Peloponnesian War following a one year truce with Sparta.

  

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•  Young Buck

  David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper who is signed to G-Unit Records and Cashville Records. Buck is a former member of the New York City-based hip hop group G-Unit.

  

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•  Order of the Red Star

  Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". The first recipient was Vasily Blyukher in September 1930 . The Order consisted of an enamelled red pentagonal star, with a white metal image of a soldier bearing a rifle in the center.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  
•  Coherent backscattering

  In physics, coherent backscattering is observed when coherent radiation (such as a laser beam) propagates through a medium which has a large number of scattering centers (such as milk or a thick cloud) of size comparable to the wavelength of the radiation. The waves are scattered many times while traveling through the medium. Even for incoherent radiation, the scattering typically reaches a local maximum in the direction of backscattering.

  

  42.3%
  

  19.2%
  

  38.5%
  
•  Cristóbal Nonato

  

  30.6%
  

  30.6%
  

  38.9%