Sentences with phrase «triggers cell transformations»

As a result, they gained new understanding of how a substance known as transforming growth factor triggers cell transformations.

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So our next step is to find out which molecule (s) caerulein is targeting on alpha cells that triggers their transformation into beta cells.

This transformation is triggered by chemical signals, which could be blocked in order to stop cancer cells from spreading.

These lesions, if not correctly repaired, will interrupt genome replication and transcription and cause wide - scale chromosomal aberrations that trigger malignant transformation or cell death.

APS (also known as astragalus polysaccharide) has been shown to activate the immune system by enhancing the transformation of T lymphocytes (a sub-type of white blood cells, crucial in the regulation of immune responses), as well as the activation of B lymphocytes (which produce antibodies that are used to attack invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins) and dendritic cells, which trigger immune reactions to toxins.