Sentences with phrase «primary function of the organ»

Additionally, the original kidney tissue was not connected to any blood vessels, even though the primary function of the organ is to filter waste products and excess fluid from the blood.

In some cases, Lyme disease sometimes leads to glomerulonephritis inflammation (inflammation of the kidneys) accompanied by a deficit in the primary function of the organ — to filter blood.

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In this context he defines the sin of contraception as to «subordinate the primary purpose potential of the sexual function and organs to secondary purposes of the sexual act, this subordinationunderstood of a physical ordering of nature»; «the primary end intrinsic to the physical nature of the act [may not be] subordinated to other purposes».

One of the thyroid's primary jobs is to regulate metabolism, which affects almost every organ and function in the body.

It is rare for an organ's primary function to drive the growth of tumors within it, said Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, senior author of the new study and assistant professor of neurology at the School of Medicine.

These «primary cells» are more difficult to work with, but offer a more representative model of organ function, Griffith says.

Test each mutant mouse line (4,000 mouse lines in the first 5 years, and ultimately up to 20,000) through a broad based primary phenotyping pipeline in all the major adult organ systems and most areas of major human diseases.Through this activity and employing data annotation tools, systematically aim to discover and ascribe biological function to each gene, driving new ideas and underpinning future research into biological systems.

(WellnessNova.com)- The lymphatic system's primary function is to carry waste away from the cells and bloodstream to the body's organs of elimination.

The lymphatic system's primary function is to carry waste away from the cells and bloodstream to the body's organs of elimination.

They are primary source of energy needed to perform physical activity, operation of the organs and brain function.