Descriptions. Colchicine is used to prevent or treat attacks of gout (also called gouty arthritis). This condition is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. An attack of gout occurs when uric acid causes inflammation (pain, redness, swelling, and heat) in a joint.he chance of serious side effects is much lower with the first (preventive) kind of treatment. Because some of colchicine's side effects can be very serious, you should discuss with your doctor about the benefits that this medicine can do as well as the risks of using it.
Budding. Budding is another type of asexual reproduction. This happens when an organism forms a growth that develops into a new organism and then breaks off. For example, a cellular organism, like a yeast cell, can grow a bud filled with its own cells.
56.1 Animals employ both sexual and asexual reproductive strategies. 1  Asexual and Sexual Reproduction. 2  Basics of Reproduction. 3  Asexual reproduction is common in protists, cnidaria, tunicates.  Formation of identical twins is a form of asexual 1  reproduction. Two cells from form one in early embryo.