By measuring levels of the stress hormone cortisol, plus
other chemical markers, the team found that the task caused more cell damage in the women who were already stressed.
Not exact matches
GFP has been utilized in numerous studies as a
marker protein that can track
chemical reactions within living cells, along with various
other uses.
Other methods use
chemical or physical
markers that allow the operator to find the specific object they are looking for within a thick sample, but those
markers can be toxic to living tissue, Popescu said.
For instance, the team uncovered a new type of
chemical - sensing tuft cell (which helps alert the immune system to infection or
other forms of injury) that displayed
markers previously thought to be exclusive to immune cells and which may help sound the alarm about allergens and invading parasites.
Inflammatory
markers (released during times of inflammation) directly interact with
other hormones and
chemicals in the body to not only slow the metabolism, but program the body to store more fat.
Dog urine contains pheromones and
other unique
chemical markers.
But over time, environmental factors such as
chemical exposure, diet and
other lifestyle differences can alter these
markers.