User:2605:E000:2548:8B00:E1FC:C555:D59:9491/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Renal function


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article discusses various experimentally and mathematically analytical ways to discuss renal function in an effort to fully define renal function and show how it can be quantified and measured.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * The article is mostly neutral. There are at least two examples of non-neutral language:
 * "One interesting feature of the Cockcroft and Gault equation is that it shows how dependent the estimation of CCr is based on age."
 * "Because this constant is a measurement of hydraulic conductivity multiplied by the capillary surface area, it is almost impossible to measure physically. However, it can be determined experimentally. Methods of determining the GFR are listed in the above and below sections and it is clear from our equation that  can be found by dividing the experimental GFR by the net filtration pressure:"
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * No. There are very large chunks of texts with no citations and even some equations contributed by a user who identifies as an MD. He provides no textbook or paper with his formula in it, according to the talk section. There are several sentence in the last section with "citation needed."
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * As I sampled some of the citations, they seemed to be reliable, in my opinion.
 * Sources
 * This article is missing a brief description of the causes of decreased renal function, which can be found at the linked source.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Hormone


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the definition of a hormone, their classes, and their functions are described.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, this article is written neutrally. I did not find any biased language. It does not seem to have any controversy on the article page or talk page.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * No, there are sections without citations. The section about distinction between neurotransmitters I missing information and citations.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * From the sources I sampled, they seem to be reliable.
 * Sources
 * For distinction between hormones and neurotransmitters, can add description of neurohormones:
 * "The similarities between neurohormones and classic hormones secreted by the endocrine system bridge the gap between the nervous and endocrine systems, making them a functional continuum rather than two distinct systems." (192)
 * "The endocrine system uses only chemical signals: hormones secreted into the blood by endocrine glands or cells. Neuroendocrine pathways represent a hybrid of the neural and endocrine reflexes. In a neuroendocrine pathway, a neuron creates an electrical signal, but the chemical released by the neuron is a neurohormone that goes into the blood for general distribution." (212)
 * For addition to the regulation section, a word about antagonistic control, which was brought up in the Talk section in 2017.
 * "When a ligand combines with a receptor, one of two events follows. Either the ligand activates the receptor and elicits a response, or the ligand occupies the binding site and prevents the receptor from responding (fig. 6.13). A competing ligand that binds and elicits a response is known as an agonist of the primary ligand. Competing ligands that bind and block receptor activity are called antagonists of the primary ligand." (204)

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Steroid


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the molecular classification is given, the types are described, and the functions are listed.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, I found no biased language in this article.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are uncited areas of this article . There were several notes for "citation needed." Most notably, the entire list of classes of steroids needs citations.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * From the sources I sampled, the citations that do exist seem to be reliable.
 * Sources
 * To add to the "biological significance" section, a note on the mechanism of steroid hormones in humans. steroid hormones already have their own page, so note can be brief:
 * "The best-studied steroid hormone receptors are found within cells, either in the cytoplasm or in the nucleus. The ultimate destination of ste- roid receptor-hormone complexes is the nucleus, where the complex acts as a transcription factor, binding to DNA and either activating orrepressing (turning off ) one or more genes (Fig. 7.5b 3 ). Activated genes create new mRNA that directs the synthesis of new pro- teins. Any hormone that alters gene activity is said to have agenomic effect on the target cell." (228)

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