Sentences with phrase «of calcium deposition»

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A stalagmite is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate.

The researchers used computed tomography (CT) scans to evaluate the severity of abnormal calcium deposition in one of the largest blood vessels in human body, the abdominal aorta.

Pseudogout, which is also known as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD), is caused by deposits of calcium phosphate crystals (not uric acid) in the joints.

Second, Warfarin, a vitamin K inhibitor, produces a toxicity profile almost identical to that of vitamin D, but does not increase serum calcium levels.81 Third, one group used vitamin D to produce calcium deposition in the kidneys of chickens at doses that did not lead to hypercalcemia.104 This finding is consistent with a case report of four post-menopausal women who were taking undetermined doses of vitamin D without their knowledge in the form of supplements that appeared to be contaminated with large amounts of vitamin D2: these patients had abnormally high vitamin D levels, three times the calcium in their urine as is normal, and appeared, albeit inconclusively, to have associated bone loss.

The theory proposed by this article that OA is caused by deposition of calcium in the joints is not based on any known scientific evidence.

It usually reflects abnormal calcium deposition in the hair and other soft tissues of the body.

Omega 3 fats also help to improve calcium metabolism to prevent the deposition of calcium in the arterial lining.

The basic building blocks of bone are collagen fibrils that form a latticework for deposition of calcium phosphate and other minerals.

This protein protects the blood vessels from calcification by congregating around the elastic fibers of the arterial lining and guarding against calcium crystal deposition.

Additionally, adrenal fatigue promotes the deposition of calcium into the tissues.

This process results in a deposition of calcium into the damaged tissues.

Saliva contains large amounts of calcium, which predisposes to tartar and the upper fourth premolar is commonly the first tooth to show tartar deposition.

Calcinosis circumscripta is deposition of calcium at bony prominences or in the footpads and mouth.

If plaque is left undisturbed it can become hardened due to deposition of substances such as calcium in the plaque layer.

Specifically, dog cloudy eye usually exhibits diagnostic results such as corneal infections, edema (fluid accumulation), inflammatory responses, cataracts, glaucoma, deposition of fats and calcium on these structures, hemorrhage and disorders of the vitreous body in between the lens and retina.

They can cause a host of adverse effects including increased appetite, increased water consumption, personality change, panting, pacing, urinary accidents, bleeding ulcers, diarrhea, thinning of the skin, calcium deposition in the skin, heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, seizures, and suppression of other glands such as the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands.

carbonic acid dissolves or slows the deposition of calcium carbonate by the corals 4.

Their shells do contain some calcium carbonate, but that is added only after a molt — and some of it is recycled from the previous exoskeleton — there is no continuous deposition, so the shells are not a significan CO2 sink.

We simply do not have enough available carbon to burn to do this, ignoring that photosynthetic organisms and calcium carbonate deposition would fight us every step of the way.

Limpets add new calcium carbonate throughout the interior of the shell, and grow from the apex outward; hence, the apex provides the longest time series of calcium carbonate deposition.

Lee, D.S., R.D. Kingdon, J.M. Pacyna, A.F. Bouwman, and I. Tegen, 1999: Modelling base cations in Europe — Sources, transport and deposition of calcium.

Here is a synopsis of the lecture: Decades of acid deposition have depleted soil calcium reserves and, when combined with timber harvesting, predicted losses of calcium from soil are considerable and may ultimately threaten long - term forest health and productivity and lead to negative impacts on lakes.