Sentences with phrase «organ function over»

Heart and kidney failure includes a progressive loss of organ function over a period of time.

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To modern biologists, a structure as big and as odd as the spermaceti organ cries out for an evolutionary explanation, and marine mammalogists have argued for years over its function.

As it can take weeks to grow human cells into intact differentiated and functional tissues within Organ Chips, such as those that mimic the lung and intestine, and researchers seek to understand how drugs, toxins or other perturbations alter tissue structure and function, the team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering led by Donald Ingber has been searching for ways to non-invasively monitor the health and maturity of cells cultured within these microfluidic devices over extended times.

Some duplicated genes were lost over time but others took on new functions, including contributions to the development of floral organs.

«But the functions of these organs appeared intact upon examination, and treated mice were alive and healthy over a year later.»

«Now we need to see whether these engineered cell structures remain stable over time, and if they can function appropriately as organ tissues.»

The fishes» oxygen release system became even more efficient over the ensuing 150 - 270 million years, when it was necessary to deliver large amounts to organs such as the eye — which requires very large O2 loads to function well and avoid vision cell death — and which was essential to seeing clearly under water, to hunt or avoid predators.

Cirrhosis is a scarring of the liver — brought on by long - term damage, over many years — that interferes with the organ's ability to function.

The function of the warm - up is to slowly increase activity levels so that the blood has a while to leave the organs and head over to the muscles.

Neurotransmitters, which carry messages to every organ, muscle, and gland, are affected by poor nutrition, medication, heavy metal toxicity, and over stimulation, which can impair the function of all systems.

If the adrenals constantly rely on these other glands and organs to compensate over a long period of time, the entire endocrine system becomes deficient and stops functioning properly and all of a sudden you are experiencing a host of hormonal problems — PMS, PCOS, irregular and painful periods, fibroids and endometriosis, to name a few!

The liver is an amazing complicated organ with over 500 functions.

However, this doesn't take into account the huge pressure placed on organs such as the kidneys and adrenals, which lead to depletion and compromised function over time.

Your liver is one of the hardest working organs in your body, responsible for performing over 500 functions, such as detoxifying every single thing you eat, breathe, drink and apply to your skin; producing bile; metabolizing hormones; breaking down red blood cells; and regulating cholesterol levels.

The Liver is the power ORGAN of the Body, and has over 500 functions.

If you have experienced stress over a period of time, these organs will be under functioning and if you are aiming to lose weight, you will struggle to succeed.

Yes, I agree the body is capable of doing these things, but if we over indulge or have poor dietary choices, over time we exhaust the normal capacity of the respective organs to function efficiently.

In humans, aging is defined as the inevitable and irreversible decline in organ function that occurs over time even in the absence of illness, injury, or poor lifestyle choices.1

This blood work often has to be repeated to ensure that the organs continue to function normally over time.