Sentences with phrase «by skin gland»

These are caused by skin gland secretions and disappear in the first two to three weeks of life.

Due to this excess sebum is produced by your skin glands, which gets piled on your skin.

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As they travel through the bloodstream, they are also readily available to the adrenal glands and kidneys, are excreted by the kidneys, lungs, skin and feces.

Vernix is a white, waxy or cheesy - textured substance which is secreted by your baby's sebaceous glands (which produce skin oils after birth) while in the womb.

It is caused by overactive oil glands in the skin.

Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) and urea in solution, that is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.

The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or «warm - blooded» bodies.

Affecting the skin in regions containing apocrine sweat glands, HS is believed to be caused by immune system abnormalities, and elevated levels of the inflammatory factors called cytokines — including TNF — have been detected in HS lesions.

Normal tissues are represented by samples from three individuals each, one core per individual, except for endometrium, skin, soft tissue and stomach, which are represented by samples from six individuals each and parathyroid gland, which is represented by one sample.

The bumps are called Montgomery tubercles; they secrete oil (produced by glands beneath the skin) that helps lubricate the areola and nipple during pregnancy and lactation.

It also reduces water retention by moving water and other body fluids around so your kidneys can excrete it and your sweat glands can sweat it out, thereby pulling your skin tighter so it looks thinner and increasing muscle definition and vascularity.

When skin is dried out from overwashing, the sebaceous glands compensate by producing more sebum.

Here's the thing about jojoba oil: unlike other types of plant oils, this one is a lot like sebum, the waxy substance created by the glands of our skin.

Dry brushing helps to remove dead skin cells and toxic waste as well as stimulate sweat glands by opening pores and promoting underlying lymphatic circulation.

DHT is by far the most potent androgen when it comes to stimulating your sebaceous glands and making your skin oily.

Most factors that control sebum production, whether it be vitamin A, decreasing DHT, or applying topical green tea, tend to work by modulating the androgen receptors or other types of receptors in your skin's sebaceous glands.

By directly lowering the activity of your sebaceous glands, which produce the skin's oil.

Androgens do cause oily skin by binding to androgen receptors in your sebaceous glands similarly to insulin.

For acne, however, testosterone can heighten oily skin, by binding to androgen receptors in the skin's sebaceous glands and cranking up their output.

Copper deficiency is characterized by fatigue, anemia, neutropenia (low level of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that protect against infection), leukopenia (abnormal decrease of leukocytes or white blood cells), bone and joint abnormalities, skin abnormalities, impairment of nerve and muscle function, impairment of adrenal and thyroid gland function, reproductive difficulties and loss of hair and skin color.

The skin is usually lubricated and protected by sebum which is produced by the sebaceous gland and released to the surface of the skin through pores.

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«Given that the sebaceous gland represents the major physiologic route of delivery of one of the most protective agents for human skin — vitamin E — its near elimination by [benzoyl peroxide] should be, at the very least, cause for concern,» the study authors wrote.

Too little or too much sebum production by our glands will result in overly dry or overly oily skin, particularly on the face and scalp.

Also, hormonal imbalances can cause the liver to produce the substances that lead to the wrong kind of sebum — the natural lubricant produced by glands in the skin.

The negative effects seem to lie in the capacity of some foods / nutrients to stimulate proliferative pathways that in turn stimulate development of acne — suspect foods include those with a high glycaemic load and milk.11, 43, 44 Other evidence comes from several studies reporting that the prevalence of acne varies significantly between different populations and is substantially lower in non-Westernized populations that follow traditional diets, 45 a common factor among these traditional diets being a low glycaemic load.46 Various studies have provided evidence that high - glycaemic - load diets are implicated in the aetiology of acne through their capacity to stimulate insulin, androgen bioavailability and insulin - like growth factor - 1 (IGF - 1) activity, whereas the beneficial effects of low - glycaemic - load diets, apart from weight and blood glucose levels, also include improved skin quality.44 The clinical and experimental evidence does in fact suggest ways in which insulin can increase androgen production and affect via induction of steroidogenic enzymes, 47 the secretion by the pituitary gland of gonadotropin - releasing hormone and the production of sex hormone - binding globulin.48 Insulin is also able to reduce serum levels of IGF - binding protein - 1 increasing the effect of IGF - 1.49 These insulin - mediated actions can therefore influence diverse factors that underlie the development of acne such as:

It is produced by the sebaceous glands in your skin, and insulin stimulates them to be active.

Oily skin is caused by over-active sebaceous glands that produce excessive amounts of skin oil, called «sebum.»

When skin feels dehydrated, it can cause the sebaceous glands to overcompensate by producing excess of oil.

By massaging the skin the brush stimulates blood flow which in turn activates oil and sweat glands moisturising the skin.

This, in turn, can cause your sebaceous glands to overcompensate by producing excess oil that can combine with dead skin cells and bacteria on the skin's surface, clog your pores, and cause additional breakouts.

This territorial marking is enabled by sebaceous glands that secrete oils which help to lubricate the skin, preventing dryness and irritation.

If it's been there for an extended period, then it's probably not a sebaceous cyst, which is caused by plugged oil glands in your pet's skin.

This is caused by infection and blockage of the sebaceous ducts (oil glands) in the dog's skin, and will appear as multiple black dots in the skin, with varying degrees of redness and swelling.

Sebaceous gland inflammation (sebaceous adenitis) can be caused by toxins or immune dysfunction that destroys the skin's sebaceous glands.

Demodectic mange is a common external parasite problem of hamsters caused by mites who reside within the hair follicles and certain glands of the skin.

Granulomatous sebaceous adenitis: a disease of sebaceous (sweat) skin glands characterized by reactive tissue growth and autoimmune destruction of the sebaceous glands.

It maintains healthy skin by stimulating the production of sebum, an oily secretion produced by sebaceous glands at the base of each hair.

In some cases, the sebaceous glands, which produce the skin's protective oils, are destroyed by this disease.

First described in 1842 by Gustav Simon, a French dermatologist, Demodex mites are normal skin inhabitants of many mammals, and > 140 species of Demodex have been identified (2 in humans, 3 in dogs).1 The mites live in hair follicles as well as the sebaceous glands and ducts and feed off of sebum, cells, and debris from the epidermis.2, 3 In dogs, the mites are passed from the bitch to her puppies through close contact while nursing.

Even though the toad keeps your yard free of bugs, they have glands in their skin that secrete a potentially deadly hallucinogenic neurotoxin when attacked by a predator.

When applied, it is quickly absorbed by the glands under the dog's» skin, and remains steadfast when bathing water splashes over it.

Radioactive iodine, given by injection (usually under the skin), becomes concentrated in the thyroid gland, where it irradiates and destroys the hyperfunctioning tissue.

It is produced by the break down of wax - like compounds secreted by glands within the deep layers of skin.

This disease is caused by the development of cancer in one or both adrenal glands which results in the body's overproduction of sex hormones, leading to itchy skin, hair loss, and more seriously, bone marrow suppression.

Now, there is a new treatment option — Deslorelin — a small implant (similar to a microchip) that is placed under the ferret's skin in a simple, quick, safe procedure that slowly releases a substance similar to Lupron to block the excessive hormone release caused by the diseased adrenal gland (s), thereby alleviating clinical signs.

They are actually allergic to allergens that are secreted by oil glands and shed with dander (dead skin cells).

The latter are caused by the excess skin on the dog's face, while cherry eye is caused by the protrusion of the lachrymal gland out through the eye.

Some causes of hormonal skin disease, such as hypothyroidism and adrenal gland problems, can be diagnosed by special blood tests and effectively treated.