Sentences with phrase «shaped cell bodies»

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Next will the atheists try to remove Laminin from their body a cell shaped like a cross.

A growing body of research indicates that the B2M - MHC I complex, which is present in all cells in the body except red blood cells and plasma cells, can act in the brain in ways not obviously related to immunity — guiding brain development, shaping nerve cell communication, and even affecting behavior.

Lagasse, based at Pitt's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, has discovered how to turn any one of the body's 500 lymph nodes — the small, oval - shaped organs where immune cells gather to fight invading pathogens — into an incubator that can grow an entirely new liver.

Culled from embryos barely 4 or 5 days old, these cells are versatile shape - shifters that can mature into any type of cell in the body — a trait that's made them crucial to research.

Shape plays an important role in how bacteria infiltrate and attack cells in the body.

To create synthetic particles with the same agility, Samir Mitragotri of the University of California and his team got their inspiration from the way real red blood cells acquire their final shape in the body.

In sickle cell anemia, a single genetic mutation leads to abnormal, crescent - shaped red blood cells that clot in tiny blood vessels throughout the body, causing severe pain and eventual organ damage.

Because of a quirk of evolution, these plant chemicals are close enough to the natural hormone's shape to bind to the oestrogen receptors on cells in the human body.

According to NHLBI, sickle cell anemia is the most common form of sickle cell disease, a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle - shaped red blood cells.

The findings, published January 15 in Cell, argue that life habits and experiences shape our body's defenses more than the DNA passed down from our parents.

The scientists zoomed in on the ellipsoid body, a donut - shaped structure in the middle of the fly's brain where they suspected the insect equivalent of head direction cells might reside.

Intravital two - photon bone imaging is superior compared with conventional analyses of the shape and form of a tissue because it enables two - dimensional scanning in bone in a focal plane to observe cell shapes and the appearance of mOBs and mOCs in the body.

Now a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals that the support cells dubbed astrocytes (because of their star - shaped bodies) form the link between neurons and blood vessels, as reported in the July 7 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Biologists have identified tens of thousands of molecules that direct and shape the organized chaos within the body's cells, and they have exploited those findings with thousands of drugs and treatments.

Almost all cells in the human body have identical DNA sequences, yet there are 200 - plus cell types with different sizes, shapes, and chemical compositions.

A study published February 7 in Cell Reports suggests that pieces of hydras have structural memory that helps them shape their new body plan according to the pattern inherited by the animal's «skeleton.»

In dendrites and axons these rapid structural and functional changes occur concurrently — their length, size, shape, and number change to suit the needs of neuronal cell body communication.

Once in the vagina or the urethra, the extremely mobile T. vaginalis flattens its otherwise pear - shaped body against the wall and secretes proteins that destroy surrounding cells while consuming surrounding good bacteria to alter the overall acidity of the environment more to its liking.

Shape is thought to play an important role in the effectiveness of cells grown to repair or replace damaged tissue in the body.

Over time the cells colonize the shape, or the action of the body will break down the polymers.

Normal red blood cells are disc - shaped and move with ease throughout the body.

This communication triggers a change in the scaffolding of the cell perimeter — altering from a fixed shape, attached to an organ, to a less stable one, moving freely around the body.

Stem cells are unprogrammed cells in the human body that can be described as «shape shifters.»

Previous research had shown that if cells are grown in a medium called Matrigel — firm enough to support cells above a dish's flat surface and pliable enough for cells to reshape as they grow and multiply — cells are able to develop in three dimensions as they would in the body, assuming the various shapes, layers, compartments and relationships within a particular organ.

Instead of typical round red blood cells, a patient with the mutation has red blood cells in a crescent shape, which can stack up in narrow blood vessels around the body and restrict blood flow.

7 Sept 2012: In the embryo, muscle cells grow and knit together to eventually make up the size and shape of every muscle in the adult body.

Specific topics include the abilities to recognize, sort and transport important molecules; sense the environment; alter shape or surface texture; generate onboard energy to power effective robotic functions; communicate with doctors, patients, and other nanorobots; navigate throughout the human body; manipulate microscopic objects and move about inside a human body; and timekeep, perform computations, disable living cells and viruses, and operate at various pressures and temperatures.

Specific antibodies were used as markers to bind to the structure of motor neurons so that they could be easily viewed under high - power microscopes, and a computer program performed the three - dimensional measurement of the size and shape of a motor neuron's cell body.

If you've been working relentlessly at developing your midsection and cutting down body fat, but there's still no sign of your abs» true shape and definition — you could be storing subcutaneous fluid in your cells that creates a bloated look and prevents your hard - earned muscles from fully appearing on the surface.

As long as the levels of water and the levels of salt in the body keep each other in check, your individual cells will remain in good shape.

Your thyroid is the small, butterfly - shaped gland, located in the neck, that produces hormones that deliver oxygen and energy to your cells, tissues, organs, and glands throughout the body.

This measurement provides information about the size and shape of the body's red blood cells.

For those suffering from lead or other heavy metal poisoning, a protective diet that avoids processed foods and emphasizes the central components of a nutrient - dense and antioxidant - rich WAPF - style diet is essential (see sidebar).21 Nutritional status shapes susceptibility to lead toxicity in important ways, affecting lead's intestinal absorption; its mobilization, distribution and retention in the body; and excretion.22 Because oxidative stress is a likely mechanism explaining some of lead's toxic actions, some investigators have begun to explore whether natural antioxidants and trace minerals may help mitigate lead - induced cell damage.17 Specifically, researchers in Spain found that administration of vitamins A, B6, C and E along with zinc modulated some of the negative effects of lead exposure in rat pups, confirming the influence of nutritional factors on health outcomes following lead exposure.17 Vitamin D also should be a major component of a protective diet.

Depending on whether or not your adipose cells are more subcutaneous or visceral will affect your overall body shape.

A small butterfly - shaped gland located at the front our neck, the thyroid regulates the metabolism of every organ and cell in our body.

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

It's low, wide, and absolutely breathtaking, with a teardrop - shaped, carbon - fiber driver cell flanked by aggressive, air - channeling body structures formed out of composites and aluminum.

Active front grille, with grille louvers that open when the fuel cell stack requires cooling Full underbody aerodynamic cover Left - and right - hand charging ports incorporated in stylish front fender vents Flush door handles that feature push - to - release operation Wind tunnel - shaped outside mirrors with integral turn signals Center high - mounted rear stop lamp incorporated into full - width, wraparound spoiler Signature vertical taillamps with subtle fin design Side glass mounted flush with pillars Wheels with clear - covered space between the spokes, creating a sleeker profile while maintaining Cadillac's signature bold wheel design Low - drag roof rack «From the strong, shield grille and vertical headlamps to the crisp body lines, the Provoq is instantly recognizable as a contemporary Cadillac,» said Hoon Kim, exterior lead designer.

Oral Melanoma — Melanomas are aggressive cancers of the melanocyte cells — those octopus - shaped, pigment - producing body cells that line the bottom layer of the epidermis, the first layer of skin.

The translucency of this work with a drop shaped cell in the center, recalls the body and the cell, which is reminiscent of early Kiki Smith glass sculptures referring to body parts.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria species whose coffee - bean - shaped members thrive in mucosal cells of the human body.