These are usually due to blood accumulating or bleeding into the spleen, or
hyperplasias known as «fibrohistiocytic nodules».
Not exact matches
It can be due to an enlarged prostate
known as benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH)-- as the prostate enlarges, it can squeeze down on the urethra.
The balloon angioplasty, in addition to opening the artery can lead to smooth muscle cell proliferation, similar to formation of scar tissue,
known as neointimal
hyperplasia.
The best studied DSD is something
known as congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, or CAH.
Even though some studies have produced evidence that putting the muscle under extreme conditions might result in slight increases in the number of fibers, a process
known as
hyperplasia, the mechanism which is responsible for increasing muscle size is called hypertrophy, which is the increase in the size of the already existing muscle fibers.
What we do
know is that muscle growth occurs through one or both of two different processes:
Hyperplasia or hypertrophy.
And we call it you
know, I refer to it as crypt
hyperplasia where the infection burrows deeper into the gut lining and it makes its way out as we kinda clean through all the crud if you will.
Excessive levels of estrogen may also cause uterine hypertrophy, also
known as endometrial
hyperplasia.
One
known condition is Addison's disease, which is a congenital form of adrenal
hyperplasia and insufficiency.
Scientists have
known for some time that vitamin A can spur excess skin growth (
hyperplasia), and that in sunlight it can form free radicals that damage DNA.
Pancreatic nodular
hyperplasia — fairly common finding in older dogs and sometimes follows injury but is usually without any
known cause.
More than 80 % of hyperthyroid cats have a condition
known as «
hyperplasia», resulting in excessive function and enlargement of both thyroid lobes.