Sentences with phrase «of mucin»

Other common masses are lipomas or fatty growths and «mucinomas» or localized accumulations of mucin in the skin which can appear as tumors.

The hair follicles may also be spread apart by the accumulation of mucin in these areas resulting in less coat coverage.

These modules recognise a specific sugar molecule, sialic acid, which caps the end of mucin glycan chains.

These range from those that are very similar to the acid - secreting glands of the stomach to those that look like intestinal crypts — indeed intestinalisation (defined by the presence of mucin secreting goblet cells), is diagnostic for Barrett's in some countries.

Super-enhancers are regions of DNA that decide which genes become active, and by using chemical inhibitors to block those super-enhancers responsible for the hyperactivity of T helper cells, the researchers were able to prevent the overproduction of IL - 9, and therefore also of mucin.

IL - 22 is a potent inducer of mucins, the large glycoproteins that create a thick, often impenetrable barrier, on mucosal surfaces [60, 61].

Dietary supplement containing a special extract of mucin, a major glycoprotein component of mucus.

Tracing backward one step toward the source of mucin deficiency, the sugars in mucin are built from smaller pieces called O - glycans.

This condition starts with the formation of plaque, a clear fluid consisting of mucin, sloughed cells and bacteria.

The Shar Pei also suffers uniquely from cutaneous mucinosis (mucin helps to form thickened skin and these high concentrations of mucin build up over time causing blistering and inflammation).