Actin participates in many important cellular processes including muscle contraction, cell motility, cell division and cytokinesis, vesicle and organelle movement, cell signaling, and the establishment and maintenance of cell junctions and cell shape.

An integral membrane protein (IMP) is a protein molecule that is permanently attached to the biological membrane. Proteins that cross the membrane are surrounded by annular lipids, which are defined as lipids that are in direct contact with a membrane protein.

Sphingosine is an 18-carbon amino alcohol with an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, which forms a primary part of sphingolipids, a class of cell membrane lipids that include sphingomyelin, an important phospholipid.

Actonel is in a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. Risedronate alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Actonel slows bone loss while increasing bone mass, which may prevent bone fractures.

Sphingolipids are a class of lipids derived from the aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine. These compounds play an important role in signal transmission and cell recognition.

Intermediate-density lipoprotein belongs to the lipoprotein particle family and is formed from the degradation of very low-density lipoproteins. IDL is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins (chylomicrons, VLDL, IDL, LDL and HDL) that enable fats and cholesterol to move within the water-based solution of the bloodstream.

Ergosterol is a biological precursor (a provitamin) to vitamin D₂. It is turned into viosterol by ultraviolet light, and is then converted into ergocalciferol, which is a form of vitamin D.

Alpha secretases are a family of proteolytic enzymes that cleave amyloid precursor protein (APP) in its transmembrane region. Specifically, alpha secretases cleave within the fragment that gives rise to the Alzheimer's disease-associated peptide amyloid beta when APP is instead processed by beta secretase and gamma secretase.

Adipex-P (phentermine) is a stimulant that is similar to an amphetamine. Adipex-P is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system.

Cialis relaxes muscles and increases blood flow to particular areas of the body. Cialis is used to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence) in men.

Amitiza is a chloride channel activator. It increases fluid secretion in the intestines which increases intestinal muscle movement and helps make it easier to pass stools (bowel movements). Amitiza is used to treat chronic constipation in adults.

Bismarck brown Y is a diazo dye. It is used in histology for staining tissues. It stains acid mucins to yellow colour. It can be used with live cells. It is also used to stain cartilage in bone specimens.

Janus Green B is a basic dye and vital stain used in histology. It is also used to stain mitochondria supravitally.

Vitronectin is an abundant glycoprotein found in serum and the extracellular matrix

Martius yellow is  a dye. It has been used to stain erythrocytes yellow, so they contrast well with red fibrin, in trichrome methods such as Lendrum's Picro Mallory and Slidder's Martius, Scarlet and Blue (MSB).

Integrins are receptors that mediate attachment between a cell and the tissues surrounding it, which may be other cells or the ECM. They also play a role in cell signaling and thereby regulate cellular shape, motility, and the cell cycle.

Clomid stimulates the release of hormones necessary for ovulation to occur. It is mainly used for treating female infertility.

Sudan II is a lysochrome (fat-soluble dye) azo dye used for staining of triglycerides in frozen sections, and some protein bound lipids and lipoproteins on paraffin sections.

Nylon is a thermoplastic silky material, first used commercially in a nylon-bristled toothbrush. It is made of repeating units linked by amide bonds and is frequently referred to as polyamide (PA). Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic polymer.

Sulfatides are a class of sulfated galactosylceramides synthesized primarily in the oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Sulfatides are a type of sulfolipid.

Farnesol is a natural organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol found as a colourless liquid. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with oils. It is the building block of most, and possibly all, acyclic sesquiterpenoids and is an important starting compound for organic synthesis.

Cyanine is a non-systematic name of a synthetic dye family belonging to polymethine group. Cyanines have many uses as fluorescent dyes, particularly in biomedical imaging. Depending on the structure, they cover the spectrum from IR to UV.

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a resinous, fibrous, or rubbery organic polymer. Almost all polyacrylonitrile resins are copolymers made from mixtures of monomers with acrylonitrile as the main component. It is chemically modified to make the carbon fibers found in plenty of both high-tech and common daily applications such as civil and military aircraft primary and secondary structures, missiles, solid propellant, rocket motors, pressure vessels, fishing rods, tennis rackets, badminton rackets and high-tech bicycles.

Diovan is in a group of drugs called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. It keeps blood vessels away from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and improves blood flow.

Apolipoprotein B is the primary apolipoprotein of low-density lipoproteins which is responsible for carrying cholesterol to tissues.