Second generation antipsychotics are currently the drugs of choice for the treatment of schiz­ophrenia and bipolar mania, as well as for behavioural symptoms in patients with dementia. All these diseases…

Cholinesterases are involved in terminating nerve impulses in the central nervous system and at the periphery. The high enzyme concentration at the cholinergic synapses is achieved by oligomerization on an…

For normal function brain requires proper supply of oxygen and glucose in a timely and local manner. This is achieved through intercellular communications, a process known as nerovascular coupling. At…

High-voltage, nanosecond electric pulses (of a few to a hundred nanoseconds duration and electric field strength of a few ten kV/cm) are generated by a Blumlein generator. Such pulses induce…

Desmosomes are the strongest cell junctions. They are especially abundant in tissues such as the epithelium and the cardiac muscle, which are subject to mechanical stress. A desmosome consists of…

The popliteal cyst (Baker's cyst, gastrocnemio-semimembranosus bursa) is the most common etiology of a soft-tissue mass in the popliteal fossa. The cyst is lined with a synovial mem­brane and linked…

Small amounts of alcohol consumption are associated with a decrease in the incidence of coro­nary artery disease and total mortality, whereas with higher alcohol consumption an increase in total and…