See Also: Zoloft(medicine)
Zoloft(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Extracellular(health)
Extracellular(medicine)
extracellular space(medicine)
extracellular enzyme(medicine)
Extracellular matrix(medicine)
extracellular toxin(medicine)
extracellular fluid(medicine)

Extracellular matrix (medicine) and Zoloft (medicine)


Extracellular matrix (medicine)


extracellular matrix


Any material produced by cells and secreted into the surrounding medium, but usually applied to the noncellular portion of animal tissues. The ecm of connective tissue is particularly extensive and the properties of the ecm determine the properties of the tissue. In broad terms there are three major components: fibrous elements particularly collagen, elastin or reticulin), link proteins (e.g. Fibronectin, laminin) and space filling molecules (usually glycosaminoglycans). The matrix may be mineralised to resist compression (as in bone) or dominated by tension resisting fibres (as in tendon). The basal lamina of epithelial cells is another commonly encountered ecm. Although ecm is produced by cells, it has recently become clear that the ecm can influence the behaviour of cells quite markedly, an important factor to consider when growing cells in vitro: removing cells from their normal environment can have far reaching effects.


Zoloft (medicine)


zoloft
<drug> A common prescription drug used to treat depression.

It is classed as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, which functionally means that it increases the levels of serotonin in the body. This drug, as is the case with Other SSRIs, can be dangerous if they are mixed with Other drugs such as Other antidepressants, illicit drugs (LSD, cocaine, methamphetamine), some antihistamines (Seldane, Histmanal), some antibiotics, and calcium channel blockers.

Side effects include lethargy, confusion, flushing, sweating and muscle spasms. Overdose can cause damage to red blood cells, breathing problems and kidney damage.