Sentences with phrase «human tissues exposed»

Human tissues exposed to either drug for one week in a dish had reduced numbers of cells that give rise to sperm and eggs, called germ cells, the study found.

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A fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indicates that about 90 % of exposure for humans is due to eating contaminated food, since dioxins and furans typically accumulate in the fatty tissues of fish and animals that are exposed when these by - products are released into the water and air during manufacturing.2 Dioxin is not metabolized in our bodies, and is passed to our children through the placenta and breastfeeding.3 Sodium Polyacrylate - Super Absorbent Polymers While actual contact with disposable diapers does not contribute to dioxin accumulation in your baby, your baby's bottom does come in contact with chemicals used to increase the absorbency of the diapers.

«We wanted to investigate whether human adults had the ability to transform some white fat deposits into beige fat when they were exposed to cold,» said one of the study's authors, Philip A. Kern, MD, of the University of Kentucky School of Medicine in Lexington, KY. «Browning fat tissue would be an excellent defense against obesity.

During the Second World War, between 8000 and 10 000 American soldiers were put into gas chambers and exposed to mustard gas and Lewisite, which cause blisters on human tissue.

The Castle Bravo blast contaminated the Japanese fishing vessel Lucky Dragon No. 5, with its 23 crewmen exposed to about 260 rads — a measurement of radiation absorbed by human tissue.

They will soon move into a state - of - the - art storage building being built in the SUBI campus, along with human tissues from radiation - exposed Mayak workers.

Recent work from Fousteri Lab revealed a novel metabolic function of active transcription that is rapidly switched on globally in human cells to promote genetic accuracy, and reduce the mutation burden in genotoxins - exposed tissues, such as skin and lung, thus actively participating in lowering oncogenesis.

We have developed a sequencing based approach to show similar in human tissues, finding around a third of cells in normal sun exposed facial skin carry cancer driver gene mutations.

After extracting tissue and isolating the stem cells, the researchers exposed the cells to Wnt3a — a human protein that switches on insulin production — and also to an antibody that blocks a natural inhibitor of insulin production.

Hirst's most famous sculpture, a huge work of a pregnant female human, cut away to expose the fetus, muscle and tissue and cranium.