Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved
with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage.
Not exact matches
Later, after the
cell, there is a definite radiation growing richer and more intense
with the
formation and gradual concentration of nervous systems.
So we can also contemplate this same unfolding and unified purpose of Christ in our own lives, from our conception as a simple
cell, ensouled by God in accordance
with the Unity Law, to Baptism and entry into Christ in the Eucharist, through the years of growing up and
formation in holiness and the spiritual life — maybe through failure and re-conversion.
The first page of Larsen's Human Embryology states that, `... [W] e begin our description of the developing human
with the
formation and differentiation of the male and female sex
cells or gametes [sperm and egg], which will unite at fertilisation to initiate the embryonic development of a new individual».
But they also contain fibre and other nutrition such as B Vitamins especially B - 6 which help
with the
formation of new blood
cells.
Therefore, Gerber rice cereal is fortified
with iron which is needed for bone development and brain
cells formation.
Using the mouse as an experimental model, LMU neurobiologist PD Dr. Conny Kopp - Scheinpflug and her research group have now demonstrated that the activity of nerve
cells in the auditory system has a direct effect on myelinization — higher levels of activity correlate
with the
formation of thicker myelin sheaths.
Many more microchimeric
cells are found in the blood of healthy women compared to those
with breast cancer, for example, suggesting that microchimeric
cells can somehow prevent tumor
formation.
Stahelin and co-investigator Smita Soni, a postdoctoral researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine, found that VP40 is able to assemble in vitro (i.e., in a test tube), without any human
cells present and mediate
formation of virus - like particles when the human lipid phosphatidylserine is found in solution
with VP40, but not other control lipids.
«VP40 is critical to the
formation of a new viral particle and it does this by interacting
with lipids inside human
cells.»
Plaque
formation accelerated in the models transplanted
with Tet2 - deficient bone marrow
cells, likely through increasing macrophage - driven inflammation in the artery wall.
Scientists believe these neural stem
cells secrete hormonal steroids or proteins that nurse ailing neurons, preventing them from dying, and stimulate the
formation of blood vessels that nourish damaged tissue
with nutrients and oxygen.
According to Eckmann, «The special thing about these processes is that they involve known molecules
with very long evolutionary histories, previously receiving attention as suppressors of tumour
formation within the context of normal
cell division.
And in related experiments, he made tadpoles grow eyes on their stomachs by changing the electrical properties of
cells to mimic those associated
with eye
formation.
During the
formation of eggs and sperm, the
cell's chromosomes must pair up and part in an elaborate sequence that results in sex
cells with exactly half the number of chromosomes as the parent
cell.
Ulijn's gel is composed of two simple synthetic peptide derivatives: (1) a component that binds to copies of itself
with high directional preference, resulting in the spontaneous
formation of nanoscale fibers when the molecules are dissolved in water, and (2) a surfactant - like molecule that associates
with the fiber surface and presents simple,
cell - compatible chemical groups.
With the hope of developing new treatments, the Scottish team is trying to find the specific molecule from the worms that encourages the
formation of regulatory T
cells.
«These findings underscore the significance of Gcn5 - regulated gene expression coupled
with the metabolic enzyme alpha - KGDH in tumor
cell proliferation and
formation.»
The extra bone that appears in FOP flare - ups progresses through a cartilage stage before replacement
with mature bone
cells, following a sequence of bone
formation seen during normal skeletal development.
Increasing
cell wall - associated GAG in A. nidulans enhanced resistance to NETs and increased the virulence of this species to the same level as A. fumigatus in immune - compromised mice
with intact NET
formation.
To ensure this, Wandt developed a rod - shaped
cell while he was a doctoral candidate in the group of Prof. Hubert A. Gasteiger, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry at TUM, that allows the
formation of metallic lithium to be detected directly and
with quantitative precision.
In this mouse model, mutations in Kras and p53 genes resulted in the
formation of individual tumor
cell populations that were labeled
with different colors.
It's the first time scientists have directly measured differences in brain
cell formation and function between people
with bipolar disorder and those without.
Protein immunoblot and histochemical analysis
with antiserum to type I NO synthase suggest that the
formation of NO in pancreatic B
cells is catalyzed by an NADPH -(reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate), Ca2 + / calmodulin - dependent type I NO synthase of about 150 kilodaltons.
This
cell, together
with the sperm, will contribute to the
formation of the next generation of flies.
The process begins when a gene for a molecule
with a potentially toxic function, like a protein - chopping enzyme, is accidentally duplicated, typically during the
formation of egg
cells and sperm.
They found the different stages of germ
cells in XX mutants have an ability to feminize the gonads, resulting in the
formation of gonads
with ovarian structures.
Joining forces
with dermatologists and oncologists from the University Hospital in Zurich and backed by the University Research Priority Program «Translational Cancer Research,» Sommer's team was able to demonstrate that, in melanoma
cells, the epigenetic factor EZH2 controls genes that govern tumor growth as well as genes that are important for the
formation of metastases.
During the key step in sperm
formation — a division that results in two
cells, each
with half the original number of chromosomes — the X and Y chromosomes peeled off from the chain one by one and headed into separate
cells, all segregating faithfully
with their own kind.
The new model, which is a scaled - down version of an earlier numerical model by Shaqfeh and colleagues that provided the first large - scale, quantitative explanation of the
formation of the layer, can predict how blood
cells with varying shapes, sizes, and properties — including the crescent - shaped
cells that are the hallmark of sickle
cell anemia — will influence blood flow.
The scientists involved
with this study were able to demonstrate that translocations can occur within hours of DNA breaks and that their
formation is independent of when the breaks happen during the
cell division cycle.
«It is possible that the
formation of the loop needed to make contact
with the Sox2 gene is an important final step in the process by which researchers practicing regenerative medicine can generate pluripotent
cells from adult
cells.»
They identified 24 molecules
with nanomolar potency against both parasites, 30 molecules causing delayed death (in toxoplasma), out of which three interfere
with apicoplast segregation, an essential process for the
formation of new daughter
cells.
The most severe cytopathic effects were observed 48 hours after infection,
with a larger number of rounded, swollen
cells, more syncytium
formation and pronounced loss of
cell integrity, all of which denote
cell death.
In experiments
with lab mice, she discovered how small groups of
cells dance about to form an embryo and how a layer of
cells surrounding the embryo itself, previously thought of as nothing more than a protective cloak, orchestrates the
formation of an embryo's body parts.
The
formation, growth, and division of the earliest
cells may have occurred in response to similar interactions
with mineral particles and inputs of material and energy.
Researchers examined
formation of DNA - damaging adducts in liver
cells treated
with omega 6.
«The unique aspect of our procedure, which no one else in the world is doing, is the
formation of blisters as the source of donor
cells combined
with laser surgery to prepare the grafted areas.
Some of the genes control receptors called integrins, which help
cells attach to and communicate
with one another, allowing
formation of specialized organs and complex body plans.
«
With an improved understanding of
cell formation we can succeed in generating functional specialized
cells from stem
cells.
By interacting
with the actin cytoskeleton, underneath the
cell outer membrane, and other structural proteins of the tight junctions, Alix ensures the
formation of the actomyosin - tight junction complex at a specific position between adjacent
cells.
In this new study, the scientists mimicked human tissue
formation by starting
with stem
cells genetically reprogrammed from adult skin tissue to form small chambers
with beating human heart
cells.
The researchers were able to increase platelet production in the bioreactor by embedding the silk
with active endothelial
cells and endothelial - related molecular proteins that support platelet
formation.
«We found that Asgard archaea share many genes uniquely
with eukaryotes, including several genes that are involved in the
formation of structures that give eukaryotic
cells their complex character.
Animal studies have shown that lengthy or multiple experiences
with anesthesia can lead to
cell death and problems
with the
formation of connections among brain
cells.
Additional experiments
with cultured
cells suggested that the mutation interferes
with one of the enzymes that breaks down the APP protein and causes a 40 % reduction in β amyloid
formation, Stefansson and colleagues report online today in Nature.
As a result, they can more efficiently interact
with the
cell membrane, regulate
cell growth and suppress tumor
formation.
The study demonstrated that anti-CTLA-4 and anti- PD - 1 immunotherapies together appear to enhance response rates and generate
formation of memory T
cells in mice vaccinated
with melanoma
cells.
The Berkeley Lab team has done previous studies establishing the
formation of harmful thirdhand smoke constituents by reaction of nicotine
with indoor nitrous acid, showing that nicotine can react
with ozone to form potentially harmful ultrafine particles, and finding that thirdhand smoke can cause genetic damage in human
cells.
«The CDK4 and 6 proteins are critical drivers of the
cell - division cycle and are required for the
formation and growth of various types of solid tumors,» says Dana - Farber's Shom Goel, MD, PhD, co-first author of the study
with Molly DeCristo of the Hematology Division at BWH.