Sentences with phrase «inner wall of blood vessels»

In dry AMD, physicians often see soft, lipid - rich drusen in the outer retina, similar to the build - up of lipid material in the inner walls of blood vessels in atherosclerosis.

In this study, NIH scientists used mouse models to show that anthrax toxin proteins work by specifically targeting the cells that line the inner walls of the blood vessels feeding the tumor.

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This allows the autoimmune leukocytes to adhere to the blood vessel walls within the inner parts of the nerve, ultimately migrating with direct access to the axons where demyelination can occur.»

Their experiments revealed that the presence of ICs within the joint space induces the generation of complement C5a, a component of the innate immune system, which is then displayed on the inner walls of adjacent blood vessels.

Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta (the large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart) to the body, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to separate (dissect).

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have demonstrated that a molecule, called biglycan, plays an intrinsic role in attracting tumour cells toward the inner wall of tumour blood vessels.