News tagged with mucous membrane
Model for new generation of blood vessels challenged
Jun 01, 2009 |
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In-growth and new generation of blood vessels, which must take place if a wound is to heal or a tumor is to grow, have been thought to occur through a branching and further growth of a vessel against a chemical gradient of ...
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Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers
May 07, 2008 |
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Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent transformation into biologically ...
Eye lens and nose cells for smelling have same origin
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Jul 12, 2007 |
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A team of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered a unique mechanism by which the same signal molecule determines the formation of the both the lens of the eye and the olfactory cells of the nose.
Non-polypoid colon lesions associated with colorectal cancer
Mar 04, 2008 |
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Flat, non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms (NP-CRNs), which may be difficult to detect, appear to be relatively common and may have a greater association with cancer compared with the more routinely diagnosed type of colorectal ...
Allergic response tied to lipid molecules in cell membrane
Mar 07, 2008 |
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A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to demonstrate that lipid molecules in cell membranes participate in mammals' reactions to allergens in a living cell. The finding will help scientists ...
New Nanoparticles Could Revolutionize Therapeutic Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Understanding the structure of proteins is a vital first step in developing new drugs, but to date, researchers have had difficulty studying the large number of proteins that are normally embedded in the cell membrane, a ...
Chemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Much like a tightly wound drum, red blood cells are in perpetual vibration. Those vibrations help the cells maintain their characteristic flattened oval or disc shape, which is critical to ...
Can EP4 agonist alleviate gastric lesions?
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Over 300 million patients use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the world to treat pain, arthritis, fever and other diseases. Nearly 30% of the users suffer from gastric lesions and bleeding. To mitigate NSAIDs' ...
Study shows how disruption of spectrin-actin network causes lens cells in the eye to lose shape
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A network of proteins underlying the plasma membrane keeps epithelial cells in shape and maintains their orderly hexagonal packing in the mouse lens, say Nowak et al. The study will appear in the September ...
Scientists obtain clearer view of how eye lens proteins are sorted
Nov 03, 2009 |
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New research reveals how proteins that are critical for the transparency of the eye lens are properly sorted and localized in membrane bilayers. The study, published by Cell Press in the November 3rd issue of Biophysical Jo ...
Nanoresearchers challenge dogma in protein transportation in cells
Sep 21, 2009 |
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New data on signaling proteins, called G proteins, may prove important in fighting diseases such as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. For many decades scientists have puzzled on "How ...
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