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The phagosome containing the virus fuses with the lysosome, which then releases hydrolytic enzymes. These enzymes then destroy the virus, and the antigens from the virus are consequently incorporated into...

When an action potential reaches the end of one neurone, it cannot simply move to the next one as there is a gap (the synapse or synaptic cleft) between the two neurones. Instead, when th...

Antibiotics target a variety of sites on bacteria (disruption DNA or cell wall or protein synthesis). These are not found in viruses - viruses lack cell walls, ribosomes or cell membranes.Antibiotics woul...

Methods:encapsulate in sodium alginate beadstrap in the pores of silica geladsorption onto glass or clay or resinwithin a polymer or microspheresby covalent bonding to a support material such as collagen<...

The Pancreas is a special organ found in the abdominal cavity. What is unusual about the pancreas is that it has both an endocrine and an exocrine function. An endocrine function is when the organ produc...