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Anal diseases are diseases that affect the anus, which is the final segment of the large intestine. Anal diseases include haemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses and cancer.Related SubjectsAnal cancer Latest Research and Reviews New ultrasound features in diagnosing fetal anal atresia: a multicenter prospecti...
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Crohn's disease is a condition that causes swelling, or inflammation,in part of your digestive system. It can affect any part of your digestive tract, but most often it involves your small intestine and colon (large intestine). Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) are part of a gro...
There is more to the human abdomen than many of us would ever think of. Let's take a look at the different regions or parts of the abdomen, their content and common diseases that could affect each region of the abdomen.Regions Of The Human Abdomen...
Epigenetics are heritable features that affect gene expression without altering the DNA sequence.85DNA methylation is an effective factor to distinguish allergic patients from healthy people.44DNA methylation is reflected by a methyl group added to cytosine at position 5 by DNA methyltransferases to form...
Flavonoids and other sugars that are not absorbed in the small intestine are broken down by the intestinal microbiota into phenolic acids and other metabolites (such as galactose and uronic acid), which inhibit the growth of Ruminococcus gaunii, Bacteroides, and Lactobacillus. Harach et al. ...
Temperature and season are also key factors that affect the physiological state of animals [66,142]. A study explored the effect of temperature on the gut microorganisms ofRapanavenosa.Mycoplasmawas the dominant genus, but the relative abundance among the three experimental groups differed noticeably....
reactions.45The small intestine plays a major role in dietary iron absorption by the body; specifically, the duodenal epithelium absorbs nearly all the iron that is obtained through diet. Fe3+in the diet is reduced to Fe2+, which is more stable in the acidic environment of the stomach and ...
scientists have made important achievements in research on signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms that affect the aging process. Here, we analyze and summarize these new advances at three different levels: the molecular level (genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, epigenetic alterations, loss of...