Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease, also spelled celiac disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea , failure to thrive (in children) and fatigue , but these may be absent a more
Chagas disease
Chagas' disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) is a human tropical parasitic disease which occurs in the Americas , particularly in South America . Its pathogen ic agent is a flagellate protozoa n named Trypanosoma cruzi , which is transmitted to humans and other mammal more
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung . This growth may lead to metastasis , invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells. Lung more
Myxobolus cerebralis
Myxobolus cerebralis is a myxosporea n parasite of salmonid s (salmon , trout , and their allies) that causes whirling disease in farmed salmon and trout and also in wild fish populations . It was first described from rainbow trout in Germany a century ago, but its range ha more
Action potential . B. Actual recordings of action potentials are often distorted compared to the schematic view because of variations in electrophysiological techniques used to make the recording
An action potential is a "spike" of positive and negative ionic discharge that travels along the membr more