Sentences with phrase «used by red blood cells»

[1] One of these proteins is hemoglobin, a complex protein used by red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body.

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Brain O Brain capsules tackle stress and produce high level of energy, the herbs used in the preparation of these capsules contain iron in high amount which enhances the capacity oxygen carrying of the blood by increasing the number of red blood cells.

However, the use of the question on consumption of oily fish as an indicator of maternal DHA status is supported by the correlation between the frequency of intake of oily fish with the amount of DHA in the maternal red blood cell membranes (Figure 1).

The researchers were able to rapidly generate uniform heat throughout frozen tissues by mixing tiny silica - coated iron oxide nanoparticles, each one with a diameter 150 times smaller than a red blood cell, into the cryopreservation solution used for vitrification.

By engineering red blood cells to have «sticky» proteins on their surface, a team of researchers has given the cells the ability to carry anything from drugs to treat immune disorders or cancer to radioactive molecules used in imaging of blood vessels.

Among the new tests Cowan expects will be ready in time for the games are a more accurate test for human growth hormone (HGH) and a test for autologous blood doping, a method athletes use to boost the number of red blood cells and oxygen in circulation by drawing their own blood, storing it, and then transfusing it back into themselves.

The researchers demonstrated the method by using it to find a potent antibody mimic, or «agonist,» of erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells.

Identifying the factor released by endothelial cells could lead, said Stainier, to a mechanism for prompting naive, or undifferentiated, cells to develop into red blood cells, which could then be used to boost the blood supply.

ARANESP ® is used to treat anemia, a deficiency in the number of red blood cells, caused by chronic kidney failure in patients both on dialysis and not on dialysis.

Toward this end we have built a mobile phone - mounted light microscope and demonstrated its potential for clinical use by imaging P. falciparum - infected and sickle red blood cells in brightfield and M. tuberculosis - infected sputum samples in fluorescence with LED excitation.

Iron deficiency anemia occurs as your body attempts to make up for the lost red blood cells by using your iron stores to make more hemoglobin, which can then carry oxygen on red blood cells.

If one uses serum testing to measure the blood levels achieved by transdermal dosing, the test will fail to measure all the hormone carried by red blood cells.

Brain O Brain capsules tackle stress and produce high level of energy, the herbs used in the preparation of these capsules contain iron in high amount which enhances the capacity oxygen carrying of the blood by increasing the number of red blood cells.

Once the components of food are released, they can be used by our body's cells to release energy, make red blood cells, build bone, and do all the other things that are needed to keep the body going.

Following the release of this substance, it started to be used by those within the medical community discovered that this steroid also helped improved the process in which the human body would produce red blood cells.

Vitamin B - 12 promotes energy production by supporting the adrenal glands, red blood cell formation, and the conversion of carbohydrates to glucose, the fuel the body uses for energy.

This can be temporary — for example when we starve ourselves our body wants to divert any glucose away from most cells in the body and have it used by some cells which require more glucose (eg, brain cells, red blood cells).

In order to optimize the clinical benefits of laser therapy, the wavelength used must be weakly absorbed by water and melanin within the skin yet strongly absorbed by hemoglobin (the part of red blood cells that can be targeted with laser therapy to release oxygen) and the mitochondria (where oxygen is metabolized into energy).

That is a calculated value, using the number of red blood cells per volume (RBC / mm3) of blood divided by the average individual size of each cell (MCV).

PRBCs are used to restore the oxygen carrying capacity to the blood of a patient that is suffering from anemia (a condition characterized by a decreased number of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood), and are one of the most important blood components used in transfusion medicine.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)