Sentences with phrase «by cilia»

The team exploited the natural behavior of the organism — which is to attach by its cilia to a smooth surface, such as a microscope glass cover.

The fluid vortex shown is generated by cilia covering the coral's surface, creating a whirlpool structure in the surrounding seawater.

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The study, carried out in collaboration with the German company Cilia AG and published in the journal PLoS One, was funded by the European Union.

At even higher formaldehyde concentrations of 3.0 milligrams per cubic meter, however, the researchers observed an unexpected decrease in cilia beating frequency, possibly due to irreversible cell damage caused by the formaldehyde.

By enabling the observation of cilia beating frequency, the experimental model described in this work provides more realism for clinical applications.

Bioengineers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have shown for the first time that lithium chloride, a common drug used to treat mental health disorders, could offer an effective treatment against osteoarthritis by disrupting the length of the cells» antennae called primary cilia.

New research suggests that fluid driven by tiny swirling hairs called cilia may activate certain genes in the growing embryo that lay the groundwork for this asymmetry.

A paramecium moves by the beating of its cilia; an amoeba, by the streaming of its cytoplasm; a muscle, by its over-all contraction.

Ciliopathies are caused by defects in cilia, finger - like projections from cells that act as microscopic «antenna» to detect and respond to chemical changes or fluid flow outside the cell.

In humans, deafness is most often caused by damage to inner ear hair cells — so named because they sport hairlike cilia that bend when they encounter vibrations from sound waves — or by damage to the neurons that transmit that information to the brain.

Then, some heat and acid resistant archaebacterium (e.g., Thermoplasma) may have merged with free - swimming spirochete - type bacteria, which became flagella or cilia, on a now, free - swimming protist that is easily poisoned by oxygen.

Syntaxin 3 and SNAP - 25 pairing, regulated by omega - 3 docosahexaenoic acid, controls the delivery of rhodopsin for the biogenesis of cilia - derived sensory organelles, the rod outer segments.

An underlying respiratory disease such as; asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis modifies these mechanisms by reducing the function of beating cilia and increasing the production of mucus.

Primary cilia membrane assembly is initiated by Rab11 and transport protein particle II (TRAPPII) complex - dependent trafficking of Rabin8 to the centrosome.

A series of biochemical studies revealed that cilia normally help a cell keep the right balance by selectively destroying proteins in the canonical branch to prevent excess growth.

When breathing through the nose, the air is warmed and cleaned by both the hair (cilia) that lines the path through which it passes, and the extreme length that pathway follows on its journey from the outside world through the nose to the lungs.

The term distichiasis originates from the Greek words di and stichos meaning two and rows, respectively, and as the name implies, the condition is characterized by an additional row of cilia, which erupts on the eyelid margin.

Canine distichiasis is characterized by an additional row of lashes in which the adventitious cilia (distichiae) emerge on the free margin of the eyelids through the meibomian gland orifices [10, 19].

It is caused by motility defects in specialized cell organelles called cilia that are responsible for the respiratory airway clearance, the propelled movement of sperm cells and the determination of the left - right asymmetry during embryo development.

Protozoa are covered in hair - like structures called «cilia,» and constantly move around your cat's cellular structures to reproduce by feasting on as many nutrients as possible.