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Neurons use a sodium potassium pump to maintain a resting potential in the body. Inside a cell normally, there are more sodium in the cell and fewer potassium outside the cell, and hence there is a negative ...

Firstly, the enzyme DNA Helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds present between base pairs. This allows the DNA double helix to unravel, exposing the DNA bases. Free DNA nucleotides then bond to the exposed base ...

The movement of water through a partially permeable membrane.

First of all, it is best to understand what glycogenolysis actually is. It is the breakdown of glycogen to form glucose and can be used by the liver to combat low blood glucose levels. Firstly, adrenaline bi...

Diet high in salt increases risk of cardiovascular disease high salt diet raises BPwhich increases risk of atherosclerosis increasing the risk of inflammatory responseincreasing the risk of plaque formationN...