Vocabulary Definitions
... decomposer an organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals (SRB, IG) detritivore an organism that feeds on broken down materials from dead organisms (SRB) detritus organic litter made up of dead organisms, their parts, and waste (SRB) diaphragm a large, flat, arched musc ...
... decomposer an organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals (SRB, IG) detritivore an organism that feeds on broken down materials from dead organisms (SRB) detritus organic litter made up of dead organisms, their parts, and waste (SRB) diaphragm a large, flat, arched musc ...
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... Bacteriophages have developed multiple host cell lysis strategies to promote release of descendant virions from infected bacteria. This review is focused on the lysis mechanisms employed by tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages, where new developments have recently emerged. These phages seem to ...
... Bacteriophages have developed multiple host cell lysis strategies to promote release of descendant virions from infected bacteria. This review is focused on the lysis mechanisms employed by tailed double-stranded DNA bacteriophages, where new developments have recently emerged. These phages seem to ...
A Phosphorylation State-specific Antibody Recognizes Hsp27, a
... CAMK (calcium and calmodulin-dependent kinases) family of kinases. PKDs regulate a plethora of cellular responses, ranging from cell growth, cell survival, Golgi organization, and trafficking and immune cell responses in B cells (reviewed in Ref. 9). Similarly, the regulation of PKD catalytic activi ...
... CAMK (calcium and calmodulin-dependent kinases) family of kinases. PKDs regulate a plethora of cellular responses, ranging from cell growth, cell survival, Golgi organization, and trafficking and immune cell responses in B cells (reviewed in Ref. 9). Similarly, the regulation of PKD catalytic activi ...
Subcellular trafficking kinetics of GLUT4 mutated at the N
... targeting domains alter the distribution between recycling endosomes and a slowly recycling compartment. In this case the more rapid apparent exocytosis of the mutated GLUT4s is due to their failure to reach a slowly recycling compartment with a consequent return to the plasma membrane by default. I ...
... targeting domains alter the distribution between recycling endosomes and a slowly recycling compartment. In this case the more rapid apparent exocytosis of the mutated GLUT4s is due to their failure to reach a slowly recycling compartment with a consequent return to the plasma membrane by default. I ...
Regulation of the pulmonary circulation - Heart
... blood flow to the upper zones of the lungs so commonly seen in mitral stenosis. These hydrostatic relationships describe blood flow distribution in the lungs under steady flow conditions. They plainly depend on the role of alveolar capillary systems acting as parallel resistors stacked vertically, a ...
... blood flow to the upper zones of the lungs so commonly seen in mitral stenosis. These hydrostatic relationships describe blood flow distribution in the lungs under steady flow conditions. They plainly depend on the role of alveolar capillary systems acting as parallel resistors stacked vertically, a ...
Mitochondria Buffer Physiological Calcium
... msec pulsesdelivered at 10 Hz) between platinum electrodes mounted in the perfusion chamber evoked action potentials. The [Ca2+],transients evoked by field stimulation were blocked by the Na+ channel blocker TTX (1 PM) (Fig. 4) and the amplitude of theseresponsesdisplayed an all-or-none relationship ...
... msec pulsesdelivered at 10 Hz) between platinum electrodes mounted in the perfusion chamber evoked action potentials. The [Ca2+],transients evoked by field stimulation were blocked by the Na+ channel blocker TTX (1 PM) (Fig. 4) and the amplitude of theseresponsesdisplayed an all-or-none relationship ...
High Safety Factor for Action Potential Conduction Along Axons But
... tube (900-mm diam; flow rate 0.75 ml/min) containing normal and low Na / solutions. By using a 12.5 objective and a phenol red containing test solution, the u tube was placed Ç4 mm from the center of the chamber so that its contents rapidly exchanged the bath solution of an area ( Ç4 mm2 ) surroundi ...
... tube (900-mm diam; flow rate 0.75 ml/min) containing normal and low Na / solutions. By using a 12.5 objective and a phenol red containing test solution, the u tube was placed Ç4 mm from the center of the chamber so that its contents rapidly exchanged the bath solution of an area ( Ç4 mm2 ) surroundi ...
Cell regulation by the Apc protein Apc as master regulator of epithelia
... differentiation, thus keeping proliferation restricted to the appropriate compartment, and migration to ensure continuous efflux of cells from the proliferative compartment. It also contributes to apoptosis, and can enhance or inhibit cell death depending on the cellular context (position, tissue ty ...
... differentiation, thus keeping proliferation restricted to the appropriate compartment, and migration to ensure continuous efflux of cells from the proliferative compartment. It also contributes to apoptosis, and can enhance or inhibit cell death depending on the cellular context (position, tissue ty ...
Chapter_019_LO
... oxygen, and oxygen consumption increases as delivery decreases in shock: poor prognosis • Oxygen delivery such as increasing arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin, and cardiac output • Supplemental oxygen may be used or mechanical ventilation may be necessary • Paralytics, sedatives, and analgesics ...
... oxygen, and oxygen consumption increases as delivery decreases in shock: poor prognosis • Oxygen delivery such as increasing arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin, and cardiac output • Supplemental oxygen may be used or mechanical ventilation may be necessary • Paralytics, sedatives, and analgesics ...
Determinants in HIV-2 Env and tetherin required for
... essential, and its function can be recapitulated in a wholly artificial tetherin construct [20]. Since tetherin presents a barrier to virus replication at multiple levels, it is not surprising that the primate lentiviruses have evolved several strategies to counteract its actions. Most SIVs use the ...
... essential, and its function can be recapitulated in a wholly artificial tetherin construct [20]. Since tetherin presents a barrier to virus replication at multiple levels, it is not surprising that the primate lentiviruses have evolved several strategies to counteract its actions. Most SIVs use the ...
LIINA JAKOBSON The roles of abscisic acid, CO , and the cuticle in
... should be minimized to avoid desiccation, drought stress, and death. Transpiration is at the same time necessary for the transport of water and nutrients from roots to shoots, and for cooling the plant. Plant water status and transpiration rate are largely dependent on the width of the stomatal aper ...
... should be minimized to avoid desiccation, drought stress, and death. Transpiration is at the same time necessary for the transport of water and nutrients from roots to shoots, and for cooling the plant. Plant water status and transpiration rate are largely dependent on the width of the stomatal aper ...
reproduction and bacterial symbiosis in
... He started to sing as he tack1ed the thing That cou1dn't be done, and he did ;t. There are tho~~jnds to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy fai1ure; There are thousands to point out to you one by one, The dangers that wait to assai1 you. But just buckle in with a bit of a gri ...
... He started to sing as he tack1ed the thing That cou1dn't be done, and he did ;t. There are tho~~jnds to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy fai1ure; There are thousands to point out to you one by one, The dangers that wait to assai1 you. But just buckle in with a bit of a gri ...
Scarface, a secreted serine proteaselike protein, regulates polarized
... Brown, 2004). Mutations in wing blister (wb), the only other fly a-laminin, cause defects in GBR and in the attachment between AS cells and the posterior germ band (Schock & Perrimon, 2003). These data suggest that LanA and Wb have a redundant function and that Scarf most probably promotes BM locali ...
... Brown, 2004). Mutations in wing blister (wb), the only other fly a-laminin, cause defects in GBR and in the attachment between AS cells and the posterior germ band (Schock & Perrimon, 2003). These data suggest that LanA and Wb have a redundant function and that Scarf most probably promotes BM locali ...
Microtubule Independent Vesiculation of Golgi Membranes and the
... complex to disassemble into small stacks which subsequently disperse throughout the cytoplasm. Since this dispersal of the Golgi complex is a direct result of the depolymerization of microtubules, pretreatment of ceils with the microtubule stabilizing agent taxol, should inhibit the ability of these ...
... complex to disassemble into small stacks which subsequently disperse throughout the cytoplasm. Since this dispersal of the Golgi complex is a direct result of the depolymerization of microtubules, pretreatment of ceils with the microtubule stabilizing agent taxol, should inhibit the ability of these ...
A New Laboratory Cultivation of Paramecium bursaria Using Non
... In the initial phase of the experiments all bacteria strains were rejuvenated by transfer into Petri dishes containing sterile enrichment agar medium. The dishes with bacteria cultures were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. Then, each bacteria strain was transferred with an inoculating loop into a flask c ...
... In the initial phase of the experiments all bacteria strains were rejuvenated by transfer into Petri dishes containing sterile enrichment agar medium. The dishes with bacteria cultures were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. Then, each bacteria strain was transferred with an inoculating loop into a flask c ...
The pharyngeal pouches and clefts
... Like the spleen and the lymph node, the palatine tonsil is a secondary lymphoid organ. The palatine tonsils provide the immune system antigenic information about the foreign microbial species entering the body through the oral cavity [43]. Nonetheless, at odds with their role in activating immune re ...
... Like the spleen and the lymph node, the palatine tonsil is a secondary lymphoid organ. The palatine tonsils provide the immune system antigenic information about the foreign microbial species entering the body through the oral cavity [43]. Nonetheless, at odds with their role in activating immune re ...
FOXO1 Plays an Essential Role in Apoptosis of Retinal
... various organs and contributes to diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy [1,2]. An early histopathologic feature of diabetic retinopathy is selective degeneration of pericytes in the retinal capillary vessels. It has been shown that pericytes of diabetic retinas undergo c ...
... various organs and contributes to diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy [1,2]. An early histopathologic feature of diabetic retinopathy is selective degeneration of pericytes in the retinal capillary vessels. It has been shown that pericytes of diabetic retinas undergo c ...
The pharyngeal pouches and clefts: Development, evolution
... Like the spleen and the lymph node, the palatine tonsil is a secondary lymphoid organ. The palatine tonsils provide the immune system antigenic information about the foreign microbial species entering the body through the oral cavity [43]. Nonetheless, at odds with their role in activating immune re ...
... Like the spleen and the lymph node, the palatine tonsil is a secondary lymphoid organ. The palatine tonsils provide the immune system antigenic information about the foreign microbial species entering the body through the oral cavity [43]. Nonetheless, at odds with their role in activating immune re ...
The auxin transporter, OsAUX1, is involved in primary root and root
... hair (RH) development, and in rice tolerance to oxidative stress caused by Cd treatment. We found that three independent osaux1 loss-of-function mutants were significantly more sensitive to Cd stress than WT. In osaux1 mutants, Cd increased the levels of the superoxide anion radical (O2˙ ), hydrogen ...
... hair (RH) development, and in rice tolerance to oxidative stress caused by Cd treatment. We found that three independent osaux1 loss-of-function mutants were significantly more sensitive to Cd stress than WT. In osaux1 mutants, Cd increased the levels of the superoxide anion radical (O2˙ ), hydrogen ...
Fluids and Electrolytes
... – This is the movement of particles in all directions through a solution or gas. ...
... – This is the movement of particles in all directions through a solution or gas. ...
The Young Mouse Heart Is Composed of Myocytes Heterogeneous
... and differentiate until the acquisition of the terminally differentiated phenotype3 is in agreement with recent results in the postnatal and adult overloaded heart.6,10 The cell cycle inhibitor p16INK4a is a reliable marker of irreversible growth arrest and cellular senescence.8 Apoptosis of myocyte ...
... and differentiate until the acquisition of the terminally differentiated phenotype3 is in agreement with recent results in the postnatal and adult overloaded heart.6,10 The cell cycle inhibitor p16INK4a is a reliable marker of irreversible growth arrest and cellular senescence.8 Apoptosis of myocyte ...
Segmented worms: Annelida
... (the dissociation curve is shifted to the left). This facilitates the passage of oxygen from the blood-vascular system to the coelomic fluid and thence to the internal tissues. Annelids are oxyconformers, altering their oxygen consumption according to supply. For example, at low tides Euzonus mucron ...
... (the dissociation curve is shifted to the left). This facilitates the passage of oxygen from the blood-vascular system to the coelomic fluid and thence to the internal tissues. Annelids are oxyconformers, altering their oxygen consumption according to supply. For example, at low tides Euzonus mucron ...
Initial Experience with the Cordis Enterprise Stent
... Acting Chancellor Associate Professor Neurosurgery Chief Endovascular Neurosurgery Stroke Center Director ASEM University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus ...
... Acting Chancellor Associate Professor Neurosurgery Chief Endovascular Neurosurgery Stroke Center Director ASEM University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus ...
The Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
... During inhalation, oxygen enters the body and travels to the lungs where it diffuses into the bloodstream across the thin walls of the alveoli. Conversely, Carbon Dioxide diffuses out of the bloodstream into the alveoli to be exhaled out of the body. Once the oxygen enters the bloodstream, it is car ...
... During inhalation, oxygen enters the body and travels to the lungs where it diffuses into the bloodstream across the thin walls of the alveoli. Conversely, Carbon Dioxide diffuses out of the bloodstream into the alveoli to be exhaled out of the body. Once the oxygen enters the bloodstream, it is car ...
The Development of Radial and Biradial Symmetry: The Evolution of
... Both phyla are "diploblastic" and possess an outer epidermis and inner gastrodermis (darkly shaded) separated by a largely acellular mesoglea. The cnidarians generally have multiple planes of mirror symmetry which pass through the major longitudinal axis, the oral-aboral axis. A. Cross section of th ...
... Both phyla are "diploblastic" and possess an outer epidermis and inner gastrodermis (darkly shaded) separated by a largely acellular mesoglea. The cnidarians generally have multiple planes of mirror symmetry which pass through the major longitudinal axis, the oral-aboral axis. A. Cross section of th ...