How Are Experimental Studies Different from Case-Control and Cohort Study

question 11

Short Answer

How are experimental studies different from case-control and cohort study?

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Definitions:

Neurocrine

Relating to or denoting the release of neurotransmitters or neurohormones from neurons to act on target cells nearby or within the same tissue.

Paracrine

This term describes a type of cell signaling in which the target cell is close to the signal-releasing cell.

Neurotransmitter

Any specific chemical agent released by a presynaptic cell on excitation that crosses the synaptic cleft and stimulates or inhibits the postsynaptic cell.

Autocrine

A mode of hormone action where a cell targets itself, releasing and responding to its own secreted molecules.