Low dose effects of ionizing radiation on normal tissue stem cells
... and is generally observed to be a stochastic process. Secondly, a cancer outcome following radiation is most likely affected by the microenvironment, signalling between irradiated and non-irradiated cells and inflammatory responses. Finally, controversial ‘abscopal effects’ have been observed in viv ...
... and is generally observed to be a stochastic process. Secondly, a cancer outcome following radiation is most likely affected by the microenvironment, signalling between irradiated and non-irradiated cells and inflammatory responses. Finally, controversial ‘abscopal effects’ have been observed in viv ...
HISTOLOGY— THE STUDY OF TISSUES
... When viewing such sections, you must try to translate the microscopic image into a mental image of the whole structure. Like the boiled egg and elbow macaroni in figure 3.1, an object may look quite different when it is cut at various levels, or planes of section. A coiled tube, such as a gland of ...
... When viewing such sections, you must try to translate the microscopic image into a mental image of the whole structure. Like the boiled egg and elbow macaroni in figure 3.1, an object may look quite different when it is cut at various levels, or planes of section. A coiled tube, such as a gland of ...
BE WHEN THEY GROW UP? Lessons from Epidermal Patterning in
... transcription factors. Second, the timing and location of differentiation is often regulated by both long-range hormonal signals and local cell-cell signaling. Third, differentiating cells often either stop cycling mitotically or enter a modified cell cycle. The plant epidermis is an excellent tissu ...
... transcription factors. Second, the timing and location of differentiation is often regulated by both long-range hormonal signals and local cell-cell signaling. Third, differentiating cells often either stop cycling mitotically or enter a modified cell cycle. The plant epidermis is an excellent tissu ...
SCIENCE - Troup County School System
... robins fly. The next step would be to find some common characteristic that at least two of those flying animals share. This step is repeated until the dichotomous key leads to clearly identifying a species by separating it from the others based on traits. Dichotomous keys are often revised as they a ...
... robins fly. The next step would be to find some common characteristic that at least two of those flying animals share. This step is repeated until the dichotomous key leads to clearly identifying a species by separating it from the others based on traits. Dichotomous keys are often revised as they a ...
Two-photon laser scanning microscopy imaging of intact spinal cord and
... 2007). Induction of the microglial injury response is a sensitive measure of such damage (Davalos et al., 2005; Kim and Dustin, 2006). The underlying tissue is also potentially more vulnerable to additional inflammatory artifacts such as acute neutrophil recruitment (Kim and Dustin, 2006). These shor ...
... 2007). Induction of the microglial injury response is a sensitive measure of such damage (Davalos et al., 2005; Kim and Dustin, 2006). The underlying tissue is also potentially more vulnerable to additional inflammatory artifacts such as acute neutrophil recruitment (Kim and Dustin, 2006). These shor ...
Cell Differentiation for the Regulation of Thymocyte and Th2 Distinct
... of CD4ⴙ T cells and for the differentiation of Th2 cells. However, whether distinct biochemical features, unique to GATA-3 compared with other GATA family members, are required to drive T cell transcriptional programs or whether the T cell-specific functions of GATA-3 can simply be ascribed to its e ...
... of CD4ⴙ T cells and for the differentiation of Th2 cells. However, whether distinct biochemical features, unique to GATA-3 compared with other GATA family members, are required to drive T cell transcriptional programs or whether the T cell-specific functions of GATA-3 can simply be ascribed to its e ...
Chapter 1: The Microbial World and You
... Gram-positive cells with their very thick peptidoglycan cell walls, are susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins. Gram-negative cells with their thin cell walls and lipopolysaccharide layer are resistant to these antibiotics. ...
... Gram-positive cells with their very thick peptidoglycan cell walls, are susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins. Gram-negative cells with their thin cell walls and lipopolysaccharide layer are resistant to these antibiotics. ...
Abstract
... An electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) is essential for viability and its depletion causes a ...
... An electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) is essential for viability and its depletion causes a ...
PDF
... In plants, the continued generation of above-ground and belowground organs and increase in girth are mediated by the activities of shoot apical meristems, root apical meristems and the vascular cambium, respectively. By the strictest definitions, these long-lived and pluripotent cell populations wou ...
... In plants, the continued generation of above-ground and belowground organs and increase in girth are mediated by the activities of shoot apical meristems, root apical meristems and the vascular cambium, respectively. By the strictest definitions, these long-lived and pluripotent cell populations wou ...
Respiratory System
... elastic, spongy texture due to the nature of the alveoli Right lung is subdivided into three lobes Left lung is subdivided into two lobes Each lobe is divided into smaller lobules, each lobule is serviced by a large bronchiole ...
... elastic, spongy texture due to the nature of the alveoli Right lung is subdivided into three lobes Left lung is subdivided into two lobes Each lobe is divided into smaller lobules, each lobule is serviced by a large bronchiole ...
Cell Biology
... Living things Like you, the atmosphere is also made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, have complex and oxygen. But the atmosphere is not alive. The key to life is how molecules these elements are put together. In the atmosphere, they are in the form of simple compounds like carbon dioxide and water. In li ...
... Living things Like you, the atmosphere is also made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, have complex and oxygen. But the atmosphere is not alive. The key to life is how molecules these elements are put together. In the atmosphere, they are in the form of simple compounds like carbon dioxide and water. In li ...
Part III
... (1) Describe the arrangement of leaf like structures around the stalk. (2) Of what value to the plant is this arrangement? Remove one leaf like structure with forceps, and prepare a wet mount. (3) How many cell layers does this structure have? (4) Do you see any veins or fines on the leaflet? Since ...
... (1) Describe the arrangement of leaf like structures around the stalk. (2) Of what value to the plant is this arrangement? Remove one leaf like structure with forceps, and prepare a wet mount. (3) How many cell layers does this structure have? (4) Do you see any veins or fines on the leaflet? Since ...
Information Sheet – Mast cell tumours What are mast cell tumours
... tumour or not. Sometimes they release histamine after a bump or handling and this causes them to swell up suddenly, so owners may think they are a ‘bee sting’. They can appear anywhere on the body and be any size. About 1/3 of tumours in dogs are skin tumours, and up to 20% of these will be MCT. Abo ...
... tumour or not. Sometimes they release histamine after a bump or handling and this causes them to swell up suddenly, so owners may think they are a ‘bee sting’. They can appear anywhere on the body and be any size. About 1/3 of tumours in dogs are skin tumours, and up to 20% of these will be MCT. Abo ...
Lung dendritic cells and host immunity to infection
... (Th)1 lymphocytes are effector cells that predominantly secrete IL-2, interferon (IFN)-c and TNF-b to activate macrophages and cytotoxic T-cells. CD4z Th2 lymphocytes secrete IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10 and IL-13 to induce a predominantly humoral immune response, sometimes dominated by the formati ...
... (Th)1 lymphocytes are effector cells that predominantly secrete IL-2, interferon (IFN)-c and TNF-b to activate macrophages and cytotoxic T-cells. CD4z Th2 lymphocytes secrete IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10 and IL-13 to induce a predominantly humoral immune response, sometimes dominated by the formati ...
function - Coastal Bend College
... 1. Define key basic chemistry terms, including atom, element, ion, chemical bond, solution, solvent, solute, acid, base, and enzyme. 2. Explain the basic function of an enzyme. 3. Define cell, tissue, organ, and organ system. 4. List the organ systems, identify major organs or tissues in each system ...
... 1. Define key basic chemistry terms, including atom, element, ion, chemical bond, solution, solvent, solute, acid, base, and enzyme. 2. Explain the basic function of an enzyme. 3. Define cell, tissue, organ, and organ system. 4. List the organ systems, identify major organs or tissues in each system ...
Long-Term Potentiation in Cultures of Single Hippocampal Granule
... size and frequency of these events in the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) before and after inducing LTP. Figure 8A shows the results from one experiment. In basal conditions, the frequency of mEPSCs was approximately 0.2 Hz and the amplitude distribution showed a skewed distribution toward larger eve ...
... size and frequency of these events in the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) before and after inducing LTP. Figure 8A shows the results from one experiment. In basal conditions, the frequency of mEPSCs was approximately 0.2 Hz and the amplitude distribution showed a skewed distribution toward larger eve ...
PDF - Blood Journal
... melanocytes and platelets.16 These lineage-restricted effects could result either from a high concentration of Rab proteins in target cells, so that reduced enzyme activity is limiting, or from the particular sensitivity of cell type–specific Rabs to reduced RGGT levels. Regardless of the precise me ...
... melanocytes and platelets.16 These lineage-restricted effects could result either from a high concentration of Rab proteins in target cells, so that reduced enzyme activity is limiting, or from the particular sensitivity of cell type–specific Rabs to reduced RGGT levels. Regardless of the precise me ...
Transient light-induced changes in ion channel
... the ORCs to current changes is small. Apart from changes in channel activities, changes of the pump activity may also be involved in the light effect. To evaluate the involvement of the pump in light responses, conditions were created in which changes of 7K ORC will not contribute to changes of / m ...
... the ORCs to current changes is small. Apart from changes in channel activities, changes of the pump activity may also be involved in the light effect. To evaluate the involvement of the pump in light responses, conditions were created in which changes of 7K ORC will not contribute to changes of / m ...
Action Potential 2
... • If two post-synaptic potentials occur at the same time in different places, or at the same place in rapid succession, their effects add up. • This adding up is called spatial or temporal summation ...
... • If two post-synaptic potentials occur at the same time in different places, or at the same place in rapid succession, their effects add up. • This adding up is called spatial or temporal summation ...
Formins: Linking Cytoskeleton and Endomembranes in Plant Cells
... In typical differentiated plant cells, most endomembrane organelles are literally sandwiched in a thin layer of cortical cytoplasm between the plasmalemma and tonoplast, close to each other and in an intimate contact with the cortical cytoskeleton. Common to all eukaryotes, the endomembranes are int ...
... In typical differentiated plant cells, most endomembrane organelles are literally sandwiched in a thin layer of cortical cytoplasm between the plasmalemma and tonoplast, close to each other and in an intimate contact with the cortical cytoskeleton. Common to all eukaryotes, the endomembranes are int ...
Treating the Nonhealing Epithelial Defect
... bandage soft contact lenses to apply preservative-free artificial tears every 1 to 2 hours. Furthermore, there is a known risk of infectious keratitis with contact lens use, so it is recommended to prescribe a broad-spectrum topical antibiotic drop such as a fourth-generation fluoroquinolone or poly ...
... bandage soft contact lenses to apply preservative-free artificial tears every 1 to 2 hours. Furthermore, there is a known risk of infectious keratitis with contact lens use, so it is recommended to prescribe a broad-spectrum topical antibiotic drop such as a fourth-generation fluoroquinolone or poly ...
Chapter 16: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
... Red blood cells transport oxygen to the cells and tissues of the body. Formed in bone marrow, red blood cells contain hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein in blood. Hemoglobin contains iron that binds with oxygen in the lungs and releases the oxygen in the tissues. Hemoglobin also c ...
... Red blood cells transport oxygen to the cells and tissues of the body. Formed in bone marrow, red blood cells contain hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein in blood. Hemoglobin contains iron that binds with oxygen in the lungs and releases the oxygen in the tissues. Hemoglobin also c ...