Sentences with phrase «grow out of any tissues»

Hemangiosarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises out of the cells of the blood vessels, and therefore can technically grow out of any tissues rich in blood vessels.

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Antlers grow out of small bony platforms called pedicles and are covered with velvet, a soft tissue that supplies necessary nutrients.

Small populations of adult stem cells with somewhat limited developmental potential are responsible for the body's ability to heal injuries and replace worn out cells and tissues, and evidence is growing that rare cancer stem cells are responsible for the uncontrolled growth of some malignant tumors, including glioblastoma.

If a sea turtle takes a bite out of a jellyfish, the injured animal can quickly grow new cells to replace the lost tissue.

Part of the trouble is the ingredients: Subtle variations in tissue - culture chemicals and Matrigel, or in different stem cell lines and how they are grown first in 2 - D culture, can have a big impact on how the organoids turn out, Novitch says.

Since the 1970s tissue engineers have been figuring out how to grow skin, bone, cartilage, and even parts of vital organs using cells harvested directly from patients.

Like cells in all cancers, the B cells begin to grow out of control, creating tumors in the lymph nodes, spleen or other tissues.

This may allow surgeons to look at the perimeter of a growing tumor and use the shape to guide their assessment of which regions could be more problematic — where they need to take out more tissue around the tumor and where they may not need to take as much.»

The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, launched last October and led by Representative Marsha Blackburn (R — TN), grew out of Republican backlash over undercover videos released last summer by the Center for Medical Progress, an antiabortion group that accused the organization Planned Parenthood of illegally profiting from the sale of tissue from abortions.

But airway epithelial cells contain both molecules at all times, so researchers wondered what keeps healthy tissues from growing out of control.

In a study published online today in The Lancet, researchers cut a flat chunk about the diameter of a pencil eraser out of the septum dividing participants» nostrils, then broke down the tissue with enzymes and grew the cells on a porous membrane.

An MDI Biological Laboratory assistant professor says he has identified processes that underlie how heart tissue regenerates, which in turn holds out hope of finding new drugs that can help the body grow muscle cells and get rid of scar tissue.

The Ubx - abdA genes — like other homeotic genes, including the one that can cause a fruit fly to grow a leg out of its head — orient the embryonic tissues as to where they lie in the body.

Cancer starts when cells (internal or external parts of the body) grow too rapidly and get out of control, and as a result, invade its surrounding tissue.

Once the gums become inflamed, the immune system delivers nutrients like iron to the infected area... but these bacteria have adapted to feed on these nutrients and they start to rapidly grow out of control while the immune system continues to feed them by pumping more and more iron and other nutrients into the infected tissue.

One male, who took the drug between the ages of 9 and 14, said that not only was the experience of growing breasts a psychologically traumatic one, but also he had to undergo surgery to take out the breast tissue.