Eukaryote: An organism that consists of one or more cells each of which has a nucleus and other well-developed intracellular compartments.Eukaryotes include all organisms except bacteria, viruses, and certain (blue-green) algae which, by contrast, are prokaryotes.See: Prokaryote.t is this nucleus that gives the eukaryote its name. Eukaryote means true nucleus. Eukaryotic organisms also have other specialized structures, called organelles, which are small structures within cells that perform dedicated functions. As the name implies, you can think of organelles as small organs.
A well-known side effect of statin therapy is muscle pain. Up to 75 per cent of the physically active patients undergoing treatment for high cholesterol experience pain. This may keep people away from either taking their medicine or from taking exercise-both of which are bad choices.
Some side-effects from the drugs are already known but new UK data has highlighted a range of other possible problems. The study found that some statins can lead to an increased risk of liver dysfunction, acute kidney failure, muscle damage known as myopathy and cataracts.