Dogs have a pair
of small glands on either side of the anus, just under the tail.
Not exact matches
Babies have a
smaller chance
of developing diabetes and cancer
of the lymph
glands if they are breastfed.
Montgomery
glands are special
glands that lie just below the surface
of your areola and may be seen as
small bumps in the skin.
Milk ducts are
small tubes that transport milk from the milk
glands (the lobules in the breast) out the tip
of the nipple.
Your ovaries are two
small glands that lie on either side
of your uterus.
This isn't necessarily related to the size
of your breasts though, as some women with
smaller breasts may have a good supply
of milk - making
glands, where a mother with larger breasts may have more fatty tissue.
Here, the mammary
gland is being populated with differentiated lactocytes that are able to synthesise milk components including protein, lactose, casein, α - lactalbumin and fatty acids in the form
of colostrum (although only
small volumes
of colostrum may be available, approximately 30 ml / day.
Folliculitis is a bacterial infection
of the skin that appears as
small yellowish vesicles and involves the hair follicles rather than the sweat
glands.
They discovered an orchestrated switching on and off
of various genes as the mammary
gland transitions from secreting
small amounts
of immunity - boosting colostrum in the first days after giving birth to the copious production
of milk in mature lactation.
In a study, newborns were found to feed more and put on weight more quickly when feeding from mothers who had lots
of the
glands, which are visible to the naked eye as
small bumps around the nipple.
Most adrenal incidentalomas can be managed conservatively because they are
small and do not affect the release
of hormones from the
gland.
Tests have shown that they produce lower levels
of stress hormones, like adrenaline and cortisone, and have
small adrenal
glands.
The second discovery involved TSH, which is a hormone produced by the pituitary
gland, a
small organ at the base
of the brain.
An entire subset
of small worker ants, for example, develops enlarged
glands and seem to specialize in finding and treating fungus outbreaks.
When the protein leaves the
glands above the brain, it's clustered in groups
of four along with
smaller proteins called apisimins, the team found.
To speed things even more, Collins and Tsui joined forces in 1987, unleashing a
small army
of some 20 scientists to find the suspect gene wreaking havoc in patients» sweat
glands, pancreas and lungs — all organs affected by the disease.
During PAE, an interventional radiologist makes a tiny incision in either the groin or wrist to insert a catheter (a
small tube about the size
of a strand
of spaghetti) into an artery and, using image guidance, directs the catheter to the blood vessels on both sides
of the enlarged prostate
gland.
For one thing, female fetuses are exposed to
small amounts
of the hormone from their adrenal
glands, the placenta, and the mother's endocrine system.
«Proper identification
of the thyroid and parathyroid
glands during head and neck surgery is critical for avoiding accidental injury, but presents a significant challenge due to their
small size and variations in location from patient to patient,» says Richard Conroy, Ph.D., Director
of the Division
of Applied Science & Technology at NIBIB.
Wilkinson and a
small cadre
of scientists are studying whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by battlefield explosions can damage soldiers» pituitary
glands in ways that cause lasting health problems.
And they also have great big swollen lymph
glands in the terminal ileum, that is the end
of the
small intestine.
A
small, phase 1 trial, published early online in the journal Radiology, found that this approach, designed to treat just the diseased portion
of the prostate rather than removing or irradiating the entire
gland, is safe and can be performed without the troubling complications associated with more aggressive therapies.
Small numbers
of spirochetes were detected in a similar proportion
of the salivary
glands from all three groups
of ticks at all time points.
Then move to the side
of your neck, underneath your jaw, where lymph
glands get swollen when you get a cold, and make 10
small circles here.
Lymph nodes are
small glands all around your body that are part
of your immune system.
A
small percentage
of testosterone is made in the adrenal
glands, but around 95 %
of it is made in your testicles, so it's only logical that their size and shape can give out important clues about your T - levels.
The pineal
gland is a
small gland located in the centre
of the brain.
When the adrenals (
small glands that sit on top
of the kidneys and produce vital hormones and help the body to regulate metabolism and respond to stress) are overtaxed, he argued, we can suffer from everything from» «gray» feelings» to the inability to leave bed for more than a few hours.
Thyroid disorders can range from
small, almost harmless enlargements
of the
gland to life - threatening cancer.
Hormones are a
small part
of the endocrine system — the largest network that unites separate
glands throughout the body.
The thyroid, though
small otherwise, is one
of the largest
glands in the endocrine system.
While the ovaries stop producing progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone at this time, a
small amount
of these vital hormones can still come from the adrenal
glands.
We can start to understand if we fall on either side by testing for Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH), which is released by a
small gland at the base
of the brain.
This far more common type
of AI results when the pituitary
gland, a
small gland near the brain, does not signal the adrenal
glands to make cortisol.
The adrenal
glands are two
small glands that sit on top
of our kidneys.
N - acetylglucosamine is found in the brain, thyroid,
small intenstine, live, testes, epithelial cells
of the sebaceous and endocrine
glands, and endothelial cells
of blood vessels.
The brain and pituitary
gland, a
small gland at the base
of the brain, control production
of testosterone by the testes.
FACT: Even
small amounts
of fluoride lessen the pituitary
gland's ability to function, which in turn slows thyroid production.
Other common causes
of thyroid dysfunction include nodules, which are
small bumps on the thyroid
gland.
This condition occurs when your adrenals, two
small glands located on the top
of the kidney, produce too much
of aldosterone.
The adrenals are two
small glands, about the size and shape
of a flattened prune, that sit on top
of the kidneys.
GH is made by the pituitary
gland, a
small organ at the base
of the brain.
While the majority
of the body's iodine supply is stored in the thyroid
gland,
small amounts can also be located in the muscles and blood.
The thyroid is a
small, butterfly - shaped
gland in the lower front
of the neck.
The thyroid is a
small butterfly - shaped
gland inside the neck, located in front
of the trachea (windpipe) and below the larynx (voicebox).
Thyroid may be a
small, butterfly - shaped
gland, but it takes part in a number
of processes in the body.
The adrenal
glands are two
small glands the size
of almonds that sit above the kidneys and are responsible for secreting over 50 different hormones including epinephrine, cortisol, progesterone, DHEA, estrogen, and testosterone.
The thyroid is a
small butterfly shaped
gland at the base
of the throat and is responsible for a lot
of activities that occur in the body.
Unlike estrogen, progesterone is not a generic name but is the name
of the hormone produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation, and in
smaller quantities by the adrenal
gland.
The adrenal
glands also produce adrenaline and
small amounts
of sex hormones called androgens, among other hormones.