Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of
dopamine
glutamic acid
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
C.
acetylcholine
Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of acetylcholine.Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive disorder, in which brain cells (neurones) deteriorate, resulting in the loss of cognitive functions, primarily memory judgement and reasoning, movement coordination and pattern recognition. In advanced stages of the disease, all memory and mental functioning may be lost.
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
Ringworm, AIDS
common cold, AIDS
Dysentery, common cold
Dysentery, common cold
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterised by
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissue is
hypthyroidism
simple goitre
myxoedema
myxoedema
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
Late blight of potato - Alternaria solani
Black rust of wheat - puccinia graminis
Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda
Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Patients, who had undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain
Benign tumours show the property of metastasis
Heroin accelerates body functions
Heroin accelerates body functions
Which one of the following cannot be used for the preparation of vaccines against plague?
Formalin - inactivated suspensions of virulent bacteria
Avirulent live bacteria
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is
Flavr savr tomatoes
Starlink maize
Bt soybean
Bt soybean
When breast feeding is replaced by nutritive food in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from
marasmus
rickets
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
