Sentences with phrase «affect other blood vessels»

If the compound gets into the circulation, it quickly inactivates — ensuring that it does not affect other blood vessels, tissues, and organs.

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In fish larvae without the EGFL7 gene, however, other genes compensate for the loss, so that the inhibitor hardly affects the growth of blood vessels (below).

The idea was immediately controversial but Hendrix and others have since pieced together a picture of how tumors build their own blood vessels and how they can affect prognosis and treatment.

The Arizona researchers studied whether cage conditions affect mice with one copy of a gene called fibulin - 4, a member of a family of genes believed to code for proteins that stabilize the connective tissue found between cells in arteries and other blood vessels.

The disorder has an estimated prevalence of 1 in 70,000 births and can affect the liver, heart, kidneys, blood vessels and other tissues of the body.

RA can also affect larger joints, the skin, lungs, kidneys and the heart and blood vessels, among other parts of the body.

Over time, rheumatoid arthritis can affect other parts of the body, such as the lungs (scarring can cause shortness of breath) and blood vessels (inflammation can reduce blood flow).

The inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs and connective tissue in the body including the heart, brain, lungs, joints, blood vessels, skin and kidneys among others is called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Like soybeans, whole grains are good sources of phytoestrogens, plant compounds that may affect blood cholesterol levels, blood vessel elasticity, bone metabolism, and many other cellular metabolic processes.

Like soybeans, whole grains are important sources of phytoestrogens, plant compounds that may affect blood cholesterol levels, blood vessel elasticity, bone metabolism, and many other cellular metabolic processes.

Red foods like red bell peppers and tomatoes contain a phytochemical called lycopene, which may have an anti-inflammatory affect on the cells lining the heart and blood vessels, and may reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer among other cancers such as breast, lung, bladder, ovarian, and colon.

By clogging primary vessels, the blood supply to other organs — particularly the lungs, liver and kidneys — is affected, often resulting in malfunction.

Some cancers manifest themselves in the form of a mass of abnormal cells called a tumor, while others affect cells in the blood or lymph systemA network of organs, lymph nodes, lymph ducts, and lymph vessels that make and move lymph from tissues to the bloodstream.

Heartworms live in the heart, lungs and blood vessels of affected animals, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs.

Eyes are sensitive organs, which may be affected by environmental and other factors due to the rich nerve supply and high ratio of blood vessel distribution.

Let's start by looking at diseases of the heart muscle, and then move to diseases affecting the other main parts of the heart: valves, blood vessels and the electrical conduction system.