After reading this article you will learn about the classification of anticoagulants. The principal uses of anticoagulants are in vitro to prevent clotting of blood for transfusion or diagnostic use and in vivo to prevent development and enlargement of thrombi. In Vitro Anticoagulants: Essentially two categories of chemicals are used: those employed as anticoagulants in samples of blood intended for [...]
The drugs under this group prevent or treat the irregularities of cardiac rhythm. Cardiac Arrhythmias: Cardiac arrhythmias are the abnormalities in the rate, regularity, site of origin of the cardiac impulse, or a disturbance in conduction of the impulse such that the normal sequence of activation of atria and ventricles is altered. The arrhythmias occur due to either faulty impulse [...]
Here is a list of seven main hormones found in animals. They are: 1. Progestins 2. Antiprogestins 3. Luteolytics 4. Thyroid Hormones 5. Parathormone 6. Calcitonin 7. Insulin. Hormone # 1. Progestins: Progesterone is naturally secreted from corpus luteum. It is also secreted from Placental cells in some species like horse, sheep, dog and cat but not from those of [...]