Sentences with phrase «in normal physiological functions»

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The fact is that birthing a baby is a natural and normal function for a woman, and her body really does know exactly what to do, as long as the practices employed are in sync with the physiological processes.

By restoring these physiological functions to their prediet state, leptin appears to fool the body into thinking that it is at its normal weight and keeps it from fighting back against fat loss, the researchers report in December's Journal of Clinical Investigation.

We seek to understand the functions of MMPs in this normal physiological process to use these findings to understand the tumor microenvironment.

Under normal physiological conditions, CXCR4 is mainly expressed in the hematopoietic and immune systems (Figure 1), where it carries out multiple functions.

Such changes in neuronal function are likely to play important roles in all normal physiological processes in the brain and are critical for development of a variety of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, drug dependence and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Our main aim is to study synaptic function under physiological conditions and to investigate how the factors contributing to normal signalling are altered in disease, identifying new therapeutic strategies.

Glucose is the sole metabolic fuel used for nearly all brain functions under normal physiological conditions, but the brain will metabolize ketone bodies for energy when access to glucose is limited, as would occur during water - only therapeutic fasting in humans or during calorie restriction in mice.

Keep in mind, the purpose of oral contraceptives is to intentionally disrupt a naturally occurring, and normal, physiological function.

So LDL and HDL gradually rise to normal physiological levels, finally reaching a TC of 200 mg / dl after 6 months in breastfed babies — precisely when the babies attain normal immune function.

Proper electrolyte balance is achieved by maintaining a relatively high potassium content inside the cell and a high sodium concentration in the fluid outside the cell (extracellular fluid): Though potassium and sodium are the two major electrolytes found in the human body, many other elements are required for normal physiological function.

It is therefore important to control the production of free radicals within the body in order to maintain redox homeostasis and normal physiological function... It is also likely that a dose - response effect could be evident, where the amount of antioxidants required to optimise oxidant content in the skeletal muscle is relative to the type and amount of exercise undertaken.

Water plays pivotal roles in nutrient delivery, cell hydration, performance, normal physiological function, digestion, fat loss, and so forth.

Although carbohydrates are not essential nutrients (nutrients required for normal physiological function that the body can not synthesize), they are an efficient source of energy that can potentially reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and type 2 diabetes if consumed in controlled amounts.1

Calcium concentrations in the blood and fluid that surround cells are tightly controlled in order to preserve normal physiological function.

Patient medical care in dogs with heart disease is mostly done through alterations in the different physiological mechanisms of the cardiovascular system, through which a nearly normal attitude of cardiac muscle functioning is achieved.

American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation The American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation advances the art and science of veterinary medicine by promoting expertise in the structural, physiological, medical and surgical needs of athletic animals and the restoration of normal form and function after injury or illness.

Moreover mineral supplements and nutritional supplements help in recovering from conditions that are interfering with the normal operation of the body (physiological conditions) leading to normal systemic functioning of body.

Even when study is limited to family processes as influences, multivariate risk models find support.9 - 12 For example, Cummings and Davies13 presented a framework for how multiple disruptions in child and family functioning and related contexts are supported as pertinent to associations between maternal depression and early child adjustment, including problematic parenting, marital conflict, children's exposure to parental depression, and related difficulties in family processes.10, 11 A particular focus of this family process model is identifying and distinguishing specific response processes in the child (e.g., emotional insecurity; specific emotional, cognitive, behavioral or physiological responses) that, over time, account for normal development or the development of psychopathology.10