Sentences with phrase «signaling chemicals known»

Other result of chronic inflammation can be traced to destructive cell - signalling chemicals known as cytokines that contribute to many degenerative diseases.

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One of the most prominent was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who on Friday tweeted out his support for Trump's strike, writing, «This was a clear signal from America that Bashar al Assad can no longer use chemical weapons against his own people with impunity.»

But even if a habitable Earth - like world is found first from the ground, it will most likely take a space observatory to search for the chemical signals that tell us what we really want to know: Is anything living out there?

The bacteria switches on this bad behavior by using a chemical signaling system known as quorum sensing.

To understand the role of hydrogen peroxide in signaling and oxidation, however, the researchers wanted to know the time - resolved location of the chemical.

They found that a handshake alone was sufficient for the transfer of several odors known to serve as meaningful chemical signals in mammals.

Nerve cells in the brain, or neurons, are known to communicate among themselves by transmitting electrical signals, aided by chemical signaling at the synapses connecting the neurons.

«No matter the species, we all have similar signaling systems in our bodies, similar chemical reactions.

But they think that by looking at some of the chemical basis of, you know, weight loss and / or weight gain, then by manipulating it — and they also look for the genes involved in these chemical signals — then they can possibly translate that into drugs for humans or just understanding better the mechanism of weight loss and weight gain.

Some of the pinpointed genes are known to be involved in the function of synapses, tiny connectors that allow brain cells to communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals.

Mice, like many other animals, use chemicals known as pheromones to transmit sexual signals, among others.

This brain chemical (also known as a neurotransmitter) helps nerve cells to send signals to other nerve cells.

Genetic analysis of the activated cells in the two groups of mice showed that the neurons triggered by a full belly released glutamate, a chemical that nerve cells use to signal one another, while the neurons triggered by hunger released a different neurotransmitter, known as GABA.

Normal mouse oocytes are known to form parthenotes in culture in response to chemical signals or temperature changes, but despite multiple attempts to implant them in a womb, none has ever survived to birth.

We know other mammals use chemical signals to communicate things such as identity, sex, social status and reproductive state.

We therefore wanted to know whether dodder can transmit insect feeding - induced signals among different hosts and whether these signals can even activate defenses against insects,» explains Jianqiang Wu, who worked at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology as a PhD student and later a project leader, and who is now heading a Max Planck Partner Group in China.

He wants to know how the interplay of structural, chemical, and electrical signals in and between cells of nervous tissue gives rise to behavior.

They knew that nerve cells relay those signals using special chemicals called neurotransmitters.

During this time, he set out to elucidate the molecular basis of signalling in the nervous system, focusing specifically on how chemicals known as neurotransmitters are released at junctions between neurons called synapses.

In one on - going project, funded by Harvard University's Climate Change Solutions Fund (CCSF), Martin and his team are mapping and monitoring the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

However, recent small short - term studies have revealed the visual benefits of eye injections of medications that block a chemical signal that stimulates blood vessel growth, known as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).

Drones launch from a tower in the Amazon rainforest to map and monitor the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The translation of extracellular, chemical information into the correct cellular response is a process known as signal transduction.

To help things along, the team initiated a chemical reaction known as the TGF - ß signaling pathway during the early stages of reprogramming, which further improved reprogramming success rates.

region, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, released a chemical that's been known to signal when there's an itch that needs to be scratched.

The translation of extracellular, chemical information into a cellular state change is a process known as signal transduction.

The signaling is mediated by a group of chemicals known as neurotransmitters.

Special calming chemical signals, known as pheromones, are infused throughout our exam rooms and treatment area.

Helping others doles out happiness chemicals, including dopamine, endorphins that block pain signals and oxytocin, known as the tranquillity hormone.