Calcium ions initiate actin-myosin filament binding, resulting in myofibril (muscle-fibre) shortening and muscle contraction. Depletion of calcium ions because of loss during haemorrhage and...
Bleeding within the body affects two principal physiological systems:.
Sepsis is a common condition in which the body over reacts to a severe infection. During a period of infection a normal inflammatory response is essential, as the body increases the permeability of...
Lactate was frst described in the late 18th century by KW Scheele, a Swedish chemist. Lactate can be produced in all bodily tissue but is mainly produced by the skeletal muscles, skin, red blood...
Sepsis occurs when a simple infection develops to cause an overwhelming, inappropriate infammatory response. The causative pathogen is identifed by the host's innate (non-specifc) immune system, which...
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