If not enough carbohydrate is consumed to maintain blood glucose levels for the brain, nervous system, and developing red blood
cells the breakdown of glycogen for glucose results in a loss of water, which many interpret as weight loss.
Not exact matches
The wrong set
of changes to a single
cell's genetic code, combined with other system
breakdowns, can lead to cancer.
When applied to the skin, it stimulates the
breakdown of fat
cells via lipid metabolism, slowing down the accumulation
of fat
cells.»
If fibrin excess can trigger unwanted inflammation in nerve tissue and increase
breakdown of the myelin wrapping the nerve
cells (a process that is usually referred to as demyelination), health problems like multiple sclerosis (in which there is
breakdown of the myelin nerve sheath) may be lessened through reduction
of excess fibrinogen and / or fibrin.
Long, slow and gentle cooking actually allows for the
breakdown of the
cell walls
of veggies so that your digestive system can have easy access to the uptake
of nutrients.
Malfunctioning mitochondria can cause problems in every
cell in the body, contributing massive stress to our internal environment, increasing inflammation, rapid
breakdown of tissues, and eventually degeneration
of the human body (AKA rapid aging).
Jaundice is due to a buildup in the blood
of bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the
breakdown of old red blood
cells.
Jaundice is a result
of buildup in the blood
of the bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the
breakdown of older red blood
cells.
Bilirubin is a substance created by the normal
breakdown of red blood
cells.
The name is an acronym for hemolysis, the
breakdown of red blood
cells; elevated liver enzymes; and low platelets, the blood
cells that are necessary for clotting.
However, there may be other conditions that cause an exaggeration
of this type
of jaundice, such as a more rapid than normal
breakdown of red blood
cells.
HELLP syndrome is named for its primary symptoms: Hemolysis (H), or the
breakdown of red blood
cells, elevated liver enzymes (EL), and low platelet count (LP) occurring in pregnancy.
It can lead to substantial injury to the mother's liver, a
breakdown of her red blood
cells, and lowered platelet count,» Eleni Tsigas, Chief Executive Officer
of the Preeclampsia Foundation, explains to Romper.
If, for example, the baby has severe jaundice due to rapid
breakdown of red blood
cells, this is not a reason to take the baby off the breast.
However, there may be other conditions which cause an exaggeration
of this type
of jaundice, such as a more rapid than normal
breakdown of red blood
cells.
Jaundice is due to a buildup in the blood
of bilirubin, a yellow pigment which comes from the
breakdown of old red blood
cells.
The term HELLP is an anagram, made up
of the first letters
of the three main signs
of the illness: Hemolysis (the
breakdown of red blood
cells in the body), Elevated Liver function, and Low Platelet count (which contributes to poor blood clotting).
This is jaundice and is caused by a normal
breakdown of old red blood
cells resulting in an increased amount
of bilirubin.
Your body produces bilirubin as a result
of the
breakdown of red blood
cells.
VITAMIN E: Protects body's store
of Vitamin A, tissues and fat from destructive oxidation, and
breakdown of red corpuscles; strengthens capillary walls; regulates menstrual rhythm; prevents loss
of other vitamins; aids blood flow to heart; lowers blood cholesterol and fatty acids; vital to
cell health; regulates protein and calcium metabolism.
If your baby's jaundice happens because he has a different type from his mom, your doctor may need to give him a blood protein through an IV that helps stop the
breakdown of red blood
cells.
Bilirubin (bill - uh - ROO - bin) is produced by the normal
breakdown of red blood
cells.
Newborns have more red blood
cells than adults do at birth because before birth it's the placenta that's kind
of breaking down the blood
cells and when the baby's born they kind
of have to do it on their own and so, there's this fetal blood
cells that have to
breakdown and be eliminated from the body.
And without getting into the deep medical terms, basically it is a build up in the blood
of bilirubin which is the
breakdown of red blood
cells.
It's caused by too much bilirubin (a
breakdown product
of red blood
cells).
The boosted genes had three main effects: improving cellular energy efficiency; upping insulin production, which improves control
of blood sugar; and preventing the
breakdown of caps on chromosomes that help prevent
cells wearing out and ageing.
Donepezil (Aricept) can slow the progress
of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease by blocking the
breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that carries messages between nerve
cells.
Previous work has shown that retinoic acid, a chemical that results from the body's natural
breakdown of vitamin A, should act against these CK5 +
cells, but clinical trials
of retinoids against breast cancer have been largely unsuccessful.
In that position, Grover had noticed a communications
breakdown, specifically because the secure nature
of the lab's nuclear weapons work meant that employees were unable to have
cell phones in their offices.
Because
of their importance in
cells, fatty acids» functions and metabolism, or
breakdown have been widely studied by biologists, but the standard techniques makes it difficult to visualize precisely where these molecules are located within the
cells.
They then traced the compounds» biochemical
breakdown through the mice and found that the remaining tumor
cells had high amounts
of lactate, an end product
of the glucose pathway.
«Together these studies tell a story about how mushroom - forming fungi evolved a complex mechanism for
breakdown of plant
cell walls in «white rot» and then cast it aside following the evolution
of mycorrhizal associations, as well as the alternative decay mechanism
of «brown rot,»» Hibbett said.
An inherited disorder that results in the progressive
breakdown of nerve
cells in the brain, Huntington's leads people to lose control
of their speech and movement, as well as to cognitive decline.
«The nematode has been able to employ a
breakdown product
of its own metabolism as a plant hormone to control the development
of plant
cells,» said lead author and research group leader Dr Shahid Siddique.
Medicines used to treat diabetes fall into four groups: those that stimulate the pancreas to put out more insulin; those that lower insulin resistance in
cells; those that help the body use insulin; and those that slow down or block the
breakdown of starches, which in turn keeps blood - glucose levels lower.
The authors said these results suggest that LPE «may improve shelf life by maintaining membrane integrity, reducing respiration, and slowing the
breakdown of starch and
cell walls during ripening and senescence
of banana fruit tissue.»
Excess DDRs activation may switch off autophagy, resulting in build - up
of toxic proteins inside brain
cells and possibly
breakdown of the blood - brain barrier, common in neurodegenerative diseases, he says.
In support
of this notion, the team found that in late middle - aged normal
cells, blocking the autophagy - driven
breakdown of the nuclear lamina can make
cells live 60 percent longer.
Bilirubin is a natural byproduct
of the
breakdown of red blood
cells, which the liver usually metabolizes.
Cancer — to take a familiar example — is best understood as a disease
of the genome: a
breakdown of the usual checks and balances among genes that keep
cells from dividing more than they should.
Montani suspects that the
breakdown of neurons could be caused by reduced synthesis
of lipids in the myelinating
cells of the nervous system, among other factors.
Lipolysis is the
breakdown of fat in fat
cells, for use as fuel, and ongoing lipolysis can prevent the buildup
of excess fat in those
cells, Liew said.
Campbell Soup and Calgene, a company in Davis, California, jointly developed tomatoes that have been genetically altered to slow the natural
breakdown of cells, keeping them fresh longer.
The researchers were testing the theory that blows to the head cause brain damage, in part, because
of the
breakdown of the blood - brain barrier, allowing the immune
cells in the blood to come into contact with brain
cells and destroy them.
Cells were genetically modified to produce human β - glucoronidase, another enzyme involved in the
breakdown of mucopolysaccharides.
Animals need these as essential nutrients for a wide range
of basic bodily chores, such as gene regulation,
cell signaling and amino acid
breakdown.
This implies that the dystrophin
breakdown damaged the
cell membranes, says Knowlton; this weakening
of cell membranes allows the virus to spread, but damages the heart, because it makes the
cells less resilient and less able to contract efficiently.
Jaundice can also affect people with liver disease or increased
breakdown of red blood
cells, as in malaria.
«These bacteria show great potential as microbial fuel
cells, where electricity can be generated from the
breakdown of domestic or agricultural waste products.
It appears that Sur1 is involved in many
of the most dangerous symptoms in these diseases, including
cell swelling,
cell death, and the
breakdown of the barrier that normally protects the brain and inflammation.