Modelling human disease and dysfunction

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Obesity and T2D
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What causes t1d,
3 stages in the development on t2d
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Mental health 1
What is a gwas,
How were genetic risk factors ide...,
What is disc1
13  cards
Cancer 1
What did int1 turn out to be,
What does wnt cause in the nucleus,
Examples of genes activated throu...
17  cards
The hypothalamus as a central regulator of metabolism
What is likely to be occurring in...,
What are the characteristics of m...,
How do we know that leptin is hav...
8  cards
Drosophila as a model for ageing
What is ageing,
Which main factors influence ageing,
Who do we like to study celegans ...
19  cards
Why the need for animal models?
Why would we experiment on animal...,
What are the main model organisms,
5 reasons why these model organis...
6  cards
hypothalamus part 2
What are the features of a hypoth...,
What are hypothalamic radial glia...,
What is an emerging idea about po...
13  cards
Cancer 3
What is melanoma,
What are the risk factors for ski...,
Which mutations can predispose yo...
25  cards
Mental health 3
What are the primary receptors fo...,
What do most drugs of abuse secon...,
What are 3 contributing factors t...
21  cards
Cancer 2
How was the hh shh signalling pat...,
What does a loss of shh cause,
What does cyclopamine do
10  cards
Modelling embryonic development and disease using pluripotent stem cells
What are pluripotent cells,
What are the germ layers and give...,
Where are pluripotent cells found...
18  cards
Mental health 2
Which 2 processes govern if youre...,
What is sleep pressure,
What are circadian rhythms and wh...
12  cards

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