Sentences with phrase «by liver cells»

Its miniature sensors gather real - time data on the amount of oxygen being taken up by the liver cells at any instant.

The bile ducts are the drainage system for the bile produced by the liver cells.

Many diseases, including many rare genetic diseases, are caused by defects or deficits in proteins expressed by liver cells.

A certain amount of the glucose is absorbed by the liver cells and converted to glycogen, which is your body's reserve energy source which is activated when you have low glucose levels.

The most promising chemical — sulforaphane, a naturally occurring compound found in cruciferous vegetables — tamped down glucose production by liver cells growing in culture, and shifted liver gene expression away from a diseased state in diabetic rats.

Sugars — such as sucrose and high - fructose corn syrup — may play a key role because they also contain significant amounts of a carbohydrate called fructose, which is metabolized mostly by liver cells.

Primary and secondary bile acids are synthesized by liver cells and gut bacteria, respectively.

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A * STAR, and BioSyM, Singapore - MIT Alliance for Research and Technology have described the mechanical principles adopted by liver cells as they remove excess bile during obstructive cholestasis.