Sentences with phrase «example of the central nervous system»

«It's the most complete example of a central nervous system from the Cambrian period.»

In many diseases, however — for example of the central nervous system — it is of decisive importance to transport the active substance as efficiently as possible to the required target site.

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For example, MethylGene Inc. (TSX: MYG) is focusing on cancer treatment, biOasis Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BTI) is pursuing research on disorders of the central nervous system, and Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND) is working on a treatment for acne - related conditions.

He claims, for example, that all media are extensions of our central nervous system, extensions of consciousness, rather like the psychodelic drugs.

The peripheral nervous system or PNS, is part of the nervous system, and consists of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to serve the limbs and organs, for example.

Bohn noted isoquinolinone 2.1 is one example of a new class of «biased» kappa agonists that avoid many central nervous system side effects by preferentially activating a G protein - mediated signaling cascade without involving another system based on β - arrestin protein interactions.

For example, some cases of multiple sclerosis are thought to result from autoimmune activity in response to an infection in the central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid.

The arthropod's central nervous system, including the brain, was relatively well - preserved, and the specimen went down as the earliest known example of a fossilised brain.

One such example is a rare, aggressive childhood brain tumor called primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the central nervous system (CNS - PNET).

These cells secrete leptin, and leptin actually largely acts on the CNS or the central nervous system, but it can signal in other tissues and there is evidence that it signals in the liver, for example, but CNS is a major site of action.

For example, a rat - based study published in Brain Research in 2005 found that inhaling the scent of grapefruit essential oil stimulated activity in the sympathetic nervous system (the branch of the central nervous system involved in activating the body's «fight - or - flight» response to stress).

For example, in multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks the sheath of fiber that protects the tissue of the central nervous system.

If the soap also contains essential oils (such as lavender, for example), it is possible that minor central nervous system depression could occur, depending on the concentration of oils and other circumstances of exposure.

For example, suffering childhood adversity, using cannabis, and having childhood viral infections of the central nervous system, all increase the odds of someone being diagnosed with a psychotic disorder (such as schizophrenia) by around two to threefold.