Sentences with phrase «other cells in»

Two other cells in each hemisphere work similarly.

The Purkinje cell acts as a connector between several other cells in the cerebellum to control a process called proprioception.

They also act as anti-cancer agents by aiding DNA repair and keeping anti-cancer cells from negatively impacting other cells in the body.

This creates a burden on the body's elimination systems as water is removed from other cells in an attempt to neutralize the unnatural, processed salts.

For example, prolonged use of phytic acid to clear excess iron may deprive other cells in the body that require iron (such as red blood cells).

While most other cells in the body can survive at least temporarily on alternate sources of energy, the CNS must have glucose, of which carbohydrates are the primary source.

No other cells in the body produce this type of protein, therefore, if the test determines the presence of the protein, you are producing cancer cells.

HGH is one of the most important hormones the human body produces, as it controls building, repair and healing of muscle tissues, bones as well as many other cells in our body.

During sleep, our bodies enter a catabolic state in which muscles are broken down to feed other cells in the body.

Studies in animal models or in vitro led to the identification of a variety of alterations in ALS motor neurons (MN)(1, 3, 4); however, other cells in the spinal cord besides MN are affected (5 ⇓ ⇓ — 8).

The insulin signals other cells in the body to take up sugar, the primary energy source for all the body's cells.

In type 1 diabetes, why does the immune system begin to attack beta cells and not other cells in the pancreas or in other organs or tissues?

McDevitt's lab also studies how biomaterials can more effectively control the way stem cells develop into other cells in the body.

The parasites cover themselves in carbohydrates, which look like food and also cover all other cells in the body.

Our data does not allow us to distinguish whether they act on the insulin - producing cells themselves or on other cells in the brain to regulate ILP secretion.

At some point more than a billion years ago, they took up residence inside other cells in a symbiotic relationship that endures in nearly every animal cell to this day.

Dr. Sadelain's work has focused on developing novel strategies to extend survival of CAR T cells in the body and enable T cells with increased potency to overcome the resistance imposed by tumor and other cells in the tumor microenvironment.

These specialized reproductive cells — familiar to us as sperm and eggs in humans — set the stage for complex multicellular life because they free up all the other cells in the body (known as somatic cells) to specialize for many other functions.

In brains that learn with ease, groups of nerve cells switch easily between conversations with other cells in their networks.

Viruses are entities that require bacteria or other cells in order to make copies of their genetic material and to construct new casings that house the genetic material.

It occurs when the donor T cells (the graft) don't recognize other cells in the recipient's body (the host) and attacks them as if they are foreign bodies.

In addition, they determined that volumes of human prefrontal gray and white matter match the expected volumes for the number of neurons and other cells in the white matter when compared to other primates.

They found that 70 % of the transplanted cells developed into new nerve cells, and many of them had grown new endings connecting with other cells in the rats» spinal cords.

This releases a legion of new viruses that can spread to other cells in this person or others.

That paradox raised questions about the role of insulin signaling among other cells in the tumor microenvironment that surrounds the cancer cells, says Rask - Madsen.

What they found was that when they overexpress transcription factors that drive the specification of specific subtypes of neurons in other cells in C. elegans, these do not by themselves cause the cell to convert into neurons.

Dr. Robert A.J. Signer, a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Morrison's laboratory and first author of the study, realized that this reagent could be adapted to measure new protein synthesis by stem cells and other cells in the blood - forming system.

An additional surprise was that the differentially expressed proteins were present not only in photoreceptor cells but also in other cells in the retina, including horizontal and Müller cells.

Though many other cells in the brain have been identified as playing a role in anxiety, the cells found in this study are the first known to represent the state of anxiety, regardless of the type of environment that provokes the emotion.

Longino argues that the commonsense value of «simplicity» in scientific reasoning sometimes stands for a preference for — or an ability only to imagine — linear hierarchical theories, such as the theory that slime mold aggregates because of special pacemaker cells that rule the other cells in the mold.

Tissue studies also showed that the drug had been taken up into motor neurons throughout the spinal cord, and into neurons and other cells in the brain, at levels higher than those thought necessary for the drug to be effective.

The two plots in the Nature paper show flow cytometry data - a counting up of cells - after exposure to other cells in bone marrow taken from younger and older mice.

The researchers studied calcium channels in neurons, which allow for the transport of calcium ions from one nerve cell to another, helping the cells transmit itch signals from the skin to other cells in the spinal cord.

It is believed to result from a combination of genetics and environmental factors such as irritants and allergens that drive T lymphocytes to produce factors that cause abnormal changes in keratinocytes, the predominant cell type in the outermost layer of skin, as well as changes in other cells in the underlying dermis.

Metastasized cancer cells then stimulate other cells in the bones to degrade the bone tissue, a mechanism also believed to take place in OS.

Previous studies have shown that white blood cell telomere length can be predictive of biological aging and is linked with telomere length in other cells in the body.

Genetic diseases like retinitis pigmentosa destroy the photosensitive cells of the eye, the photoreceptors, but often leave intact the other cells in the retina: the bipolar cells that the photoreceptors normally talk to, and the ganglion cells that are the retina's output to the brain.

Nerve cells, for example, form long extensions that are attracted to signals from other cells in order to produce the network that forms the nervous system; similarly, scavenger cells recognise the scent of harmful germs in order that they can pursue and destroy them.

«The growth factor released by these genetically engineered cells will bath the other cells in the growth factor, slow down the degeneration and thereby improve, or slow the decline in Alzheimer's disease,» Tuszynski explains.

In order to identify the cancer stem cells from other cells in the tumor, the research team studied epigenetic mechanisms that distinguish between the least - sorted cells, with endless division properties and a potential to create growth, and the more sorted cells which lack this ability.

The images helped researchers to home in on PTEN levels in the cancer cells while ignoring the other cells in the samples.

Unlike most other cells in the human body, heart cells do not have the ability to self - repair or regenerate effectively, making heart attack and heart failure severe and debilitating.

Insulin - producing cells (yellow) produce the hormone insulin (green spheres) and are surrounded by other cells in the pancreas.

They then used next generation sequencing — a state - of - the - art method to rapidly measure gene expression — to sequence and quantify the thousands of genes that are expressed in hair cells, in comparison with other cells in the ear.

They also developed a unique cell - sorting technique to isolate islet cells from other cells in the pancreas.

Neurodegenerative diseases are caused by the death of neurons and other cells in the brain, with different diseases affecting different regions of the brain.

An anemia is a deficiency of the blood cells, but in addition to blood cells, many other cells in the body need vitamin B12, including nerve cells.

Far from staying put, RNA — the less famous cousin of DNA — can roam far afield, carrying information to other cells in the body and even to other animals

The lab that I work in is primarily interested in understanding how and why certain cancers are more likely to spread to the skeleton, and my personal project has focused on uncovering new mechanisms that the cancer cells use to communicate with other cells in the bone.

That means also that the cell as cell interacts with other cells in the larger organism.