Some random definitions PP1

Lecture Slide 1

Pharmacogenetics

Study of how our genes affect the way we respond to medication

Erythrocytes

Red Blood Cells

-Carry oxygen

Platelets

Clotting factor

Leucocytes

White blood cells (monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, macrophages)

-Immune Response

Where are blood cells produced?

Bone Marrow

Myelosuppression

Deadly condition when the thiopurine drug levels are too high

Enzyme

catalyze chemical reactions

Structural proteins

provide support for cell

Transport proteins

carry small molecules

Moter proteins

generate movement

Storage proteins

Carry small molecules

Signal proteins

carry signal through cell

Receptor proteins

initiate extracellular signal

Gene regulatory proteins

bind DNA

Phospholipids aggregate to form

cell membrane