Drug therapy is warranted for many dogs with liver disease. Glucocorticoids (âsteroidsâ) have been used to prolong survival times in dogs with liver disease due to their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, although their use and appropriate dosage protocols are somewhat controversial.
chiasma. pl. chiasmata [L., Gr.] chiasm; in genetics, the points at which members of a chromosome pair are in contact during the prophase of meiosis and because of which recombination, or crossing over, occurs on separation.
Originally Answered: In biology, what is chiasmata? If you are asking for cell biology, âChiasmaâ is a point of overlap of paired chromatids at which fusion and exchange of genetic material take place during prophase of meiosis. It is the X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.