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Blood glucose homeostasis involves maintaining the levels of blood glucose within a very narrow limit around a set point (90mg 100cm-3). This is done via hormonal regulation. On one hand, insulin which is...

The length of a strand of human DNA is much longer than you’d think! In fact if it was laid out in a straight line it would be several metres in length. The size of a nucleus is approximately 6 micrometer...

The nervous system and endocrine system work together to maintain a state of constancy in the body's internal environment despite changes in the external environment. The effect of both systems is ach...

There are several important differences betwe...

ATP is an unstable molecule therefore it releases the energy stored readily and quickly, this is essential for metabolic processes in the cell such as active transport and protein synhesis. As well as...