Sentences with phrase «of blood proteins»

Recently an especially sensitive test has been developed for the detection of minute quantities of blood proteins in the urine.

Higher levels of these blood proteins indicate intracranial lesions.

In a study published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe rice seeds that can produce substantial quantities of a blood protein called human serum albumin, or HSA.

Considering the very close genetic relationship that has been established by comparison of bioche - mical properties of blood proteins, protein structure and DNA and immunological responses, the differences between a man and a chimpanzee are more astonishing than the resemblances.

This new finding, however, is the first identification of a specific trait that an offspring can inherit — in this case, a deficiency of a blood protein called immunoglobulin A, or IgA, which is the source of the bowel condition — caused by a specific bacterium that can be transferred from the mother to her offspring.

«We investigate how the influx of blood proteins into the brain contributes to disease progression and neurological dysfunction,» Akassoglou said.

«Our research on the role of blood proteins in brain functions has identified new targets for therapeutic intervention in multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases,» said Dr. Akassoglou.

Her lab pioneered the study of blood proteins in neurological diseases, showing that when these proteins leak into the brain, they damage brain cells and activate the brain's immune system, triggering inflammation and neuron death.

Linking the differentiation process with organ - on - a-chip technology pioneered by his team, the researchers went on to engineer the first in vitro model of the human glomerulus, demonstrating effective and selective filtration of blood proteins and podocyte toxicity induced by a chemotherapy drug in vitro.

There is also an increase in the concentration of a blood protein SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) that binds testosterone and reduces the activity of testosterone that does exist.

An infusion of albumin, a type of blood protein, into a vein can be used to restore blood volume in shock or to replace lost albumin in nephrotic syndrome or burns [127].

By the time blood percolates to the center of the lobules, hepatocytes have detoxified unwanted products that were absorbed through the intestine, synthesized a number of blood proteins, produced fatty acids from the carbohydrates in the pet's diet, converted waste ammonia into urea, and synthesized cholesterol and bile salts and stored sugar (glucose) from the blood in the form of glycogen.

With a Chem Screen, we examine levels of blood proteins, electrolytes, and glucose to monitor for the onset of diabetes.

This represents the level of blood proteins that have leaked from the deteriorating kidneys into the urine.