Sentences with phrase «by abnormal accumulation»

This condition is caused by abnormal accumulation of air in the stomach.

A group of disorders that includes both Alzheimer's and FTD, tauopathies are characterized by the abnormal accumulation of the protein Tau in neurons.

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«How nerve cells are damaged by accumulation of abnormal proteins.»

Both types of dementia (memory and language) can be caused by an accumulation of beta - amyloid, an abnormal toxic protein in the brain.

«Our results indicate that exercise may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by turning on the protective gene DJ - 1 and thereby preventing abnormal protein accumulation in brain,» Freed said.

Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the accumulation of plaques (composed of amyloid - beta protein) and fibrous tangles (composed of abnormal tau) in brain cells called neurons.

Crigler - Najjar Syndrome is a rare genetic liver disease (incidence around 1/1 000 000 births) associated with the abnormal accumulation of bilirubin — a yellow pigment produced by the liver — in all the body's tissues, particularly the brain tissues.

We report here that in vitro generated DS neural cells have abnormal metabolism of amyloid - β (Aβ) manifested by increased secretion and accumulation of Aβ granules of Aβ42 pathological isoform with upregulated expression of the APP gene.

(2) To limit further liver damage by preventing accumulation of copper and free radicals (3) To support liver cell regeneration (4) To prevent or minimize possible complications, such as abnormal brain function caused by passage of toxic substances from the liver to the blood (called hepatic encephalopathy) and the buildup of fluid in your dog's abdomen (called ascites).

The iodine is taken up by the active (abnormal) thyroid tissue, but not by any other tissues, resulting in a selective local accumulation of radioactive material in the abnormal tissues.

A surprising number of cats have problems with constipation (abnormal accumulation of feces and difficulty defecating), and similar but more serious conditions such as obstipation (complete obstruction of the colon by feces) and megacolon (damaged nerves and muscles in the colon causing an inability to defecate).