In subject area: Immunology and Microbiology A technique to measure tissue blood flow by quantifying the fluctuations in the intensity of laser light that has passed through tissue. From: Pathobiology of Human Disease, 2014 About this pageSet alert Also in subject areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and...
Hyperemia in response to neural activity is essential for brain health. A hyperemic response delivers O2 and nutrients, clears metabolic waste, and concomitantly exposes cerebrovascular endothelial cells to hemodynamic forces. While neurovascular researc
A new analysis of relevant anatomy, physiology and physics reveals the mechanisms underlying the production of cuff pressure oscillations as well as a way to extract systolic and diastolic pressures from the envelope of oscillations in any individual subject....
Tortora GJ and Derrickson B (2017). Principles of Physiology and Anatomy. Fifteenth Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Dean L. Blood Groups and Red Cell Antigens [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US); 2005. Chapter 1, Blood and the cells it contains....
O. Wilson and F. M. Peter (eds.), Biodiversity (1988), Chap. 56, 488. [Notes: Donald Bertram McIntyre (1923–2009) was a geologist. Hutton had medical training early in his life. According to Mirriam-Webster’s dictionary, the first known use of the word “superorganism” was “...
The Anatomy of Red Blood Cells What is the Red Blood Cell Composition? Hemoglobin makes up 95% of RBC protein Globular protein composed of four subunits Each subunit contains: A globin protein chain A molecule of heme An atom of iron A binding site for one oxygen molecule ...
The pig (Sus scrofa) is an important meat-production animal and the most commonly used large animal in research, particularly as a mammalian model for the study of human diseases [1]. Their size, anatomy, and physiology as well as the progression of many diseases, such as diabetes, atherosc...
White blood cells help regulate the immune response to prevent excessive inflammation and tissue damage. Regulatory T cells, for example, suppress immune reactions to maintain balance and prevent autoimmune responses. References Waugh A & Grant A (2018).Ross & Wilson anatomy and physiology in health...
"On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals, 1628," trans. Robert Willis. In The Harvard Classics, Vol. 38: Scientific Papers; Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology, with Introduction, Notes and Illustrations. New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1910. Obtained from <http://www....
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