Glossary
Recessive Mutation
This is a mutation in which a copy of the mutated gene is needed on each chromosome of a diploid pair for the effect of the mutation to be evident...
Reduced-penetrance
When a patient fails to produce traits of a disease or has very mild symptoms despite carrying the allele for it. In this instance Huntington's...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
SSRI's are used as to treat depression, anxiety disorders and some personality disorders. They increase the extracellular level of serotonin by...
Specialized proteins
Proteins which are produced by the cell but are specific to that particular cells function. For example; haemoglobin is a specialized protein...
Substantia Nigra
Part of the basal ganglia found in the midbrain which plays a part in reward, addiction and movement. Death of dopaminergic neurons in the ...
Synaptic Transmission
The process by which a neurotransmitter is released at a synapse by the presynaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft and binds to receptors on the ...
Vesicular transport
An alternative form of transport of material in biology to diffusion involving the packaging of the material in small spheres of phospholipid ...