Random Flashcards
1
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What are the name of the receptors that coordinate the animal circadium rhythmn?
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Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells
ipRGCs
2
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Name of the transcription factor that controls clock protein expression
A
CREB
c-AMP response-element
binding protein
3
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What type of receptor receive salt and sour tastes?
A
Ionotrophic
4
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What type of receptor recieves sweet, bitter and umami tastes?
And how is the signal transduced?
A
Metabrotrophic (they are GCPRs)
Through phospholipase C -> IP3 signalling cascade
5
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How is nitric oxide synthesised smooth muscles and what is it effect?
A
Effect: vasodilatation (simulates relaxation), increasing blood flow during exercise.
Synthesised by NO synthase, which is activated by calcium entry.
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