For asking advice on how terms are used or the meaning of words in scientific literature. Ideally include a link/quote as context for where you encountered the term.
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What does “Activation” refer to in the context of the symptoms of Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder?
In this journal article certain symptoms are called "activation" in nature. I have never come across this term prior to coming across this article, so I would like to know quite simply what does it ...
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Terminology question: the scope of an allele in an organism
Let us consider a gene FOO with novel type foo.
If I were discussing an organism that has inherited foo in every cell during classical zygote formation, then I would ordinarily just say that the ...
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How do you average Ki values?
It's embarrassing for me to ask this but well such is life. NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP) Ki Database is mentioned as the source of the average binding affinity (Ki) values given in ...
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Which receptor in particular does, “MUSCARINIC CHOLINERGIC” refer to in Goodman and Gilman?
On pg. 410 of Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 12th Edition the term "MUSCARINIC CHOLINERGIC" is used (in the context of side effects of antidepressant agents) with ...
