Sentences with phrase «from various body tissues»

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Furness's surgical technique, tested successfully in rats, rabbits, and dogs, involves removing muscle tissue from various parts of the body to create a replacement urinary sphincter, then implanting the sphincter along with a small electrical stimulator similar to a pacemaker.

«We know from animal models that there are critical periods during early development when cells are rapidly dividing and forming the circuitry through which cells will communicate with each other to form various tissues of the body,» said Retha Newbold, a reproductive biologist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina.

Physicians have various approaches at hand to treat bone defects: Replacement material can come from a patient's own body, donated tissue, or a synthetic or naturally derived product.

MSCs can be obtained from various sources in the body, such as bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord etc., although the number of derived cells varies significantly from one source to another.

The Livermore PK analysis showed that SiNPs were rapidly cleared from the circulatory system (the «central compartment» in PK models) and were distributed to various body tissues, where they persisted over the eight - week time course of the study, raising questions about the potential for bioaccumulation and associated long - term effects.

The body stores excess copper in various tissues such as the liver, brain and bone, to prevent it from building up in excessive amounts in the bloodstream.

While fats can not be used to replenish muscle tissue, that's a moot point: carbohydrates and fats aren't just fuels — a lot of them go towards rebuilding the body (fat, for example, is in part used to form brain tissue, myelin, bile, bone marrow, and various cellular organelles — all of which are things that you use up to allow your body to exercise and to recover from it).

In people who suffer from various autoimmune conditions, the immune system produces antibodies that attack the body's own tissues.

Fatty acids, particularly Omega - 3 and Omega - 6 fatty acids, are required for proper growth, energy, and the overall maintenance of the various tissues throughout the body, from the heart to the brain.