The objective of this work is to cogitate about the role of the spleen as a lymphatic organ which mainly acts in two ways: 1) as a natural filter in the circulatory system, 2) as an important protective organ of the immune system, destroying invasive bacteria, hemoparasites, viruses, and...
The objective of this chapter is to increase the awareness and knowledge of tropical and especially nontropical radiologists and physicians with regard to the imaging findings of parasitic diseases that can affect the hepatobiliary system, spleen, and pancreas.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-49354-9_5...
In short, QSNP allows us to identify SNPs that plausibly do not affect individual diseases exclusively by their associations with the latent common factors16. In other words, if the QSNP heterogeneity statistic is significant, it implies that the tested SNP acts at least partially independently ...
The duration of disease stages is unique for each type of infection and it can vary widely for a given type of infection depending upon agent, host, and environmental factors that affect, for example, dose of the inoculated agent, route of exposure, host susceptibility, and agent infectivity ...
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...
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...
Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that can affect goats and other livestock such as sheep and cows and wild ruminants such as deer, elk and bison. Brucellosis causes abortion or stillbirth in animals. Brucellosis is one of the widest spread zoonosis transmitted by animals and in endemic areas...
In conclusion, curcumin has a potentially function in the treatment of scleroderma, but plentiful researches are also needed. 3.4.2. Psoriasis Skin diseases seriously affect people’s health wih common and multiple features, of which psoriasis is the most common [147,148]. Psoriasis is a ...
1,9 Finally it is important to understand that immunohistochemistry has several steps and all of them can affect the final result; however, in general the only limitations are the availability of specific antibodies and the preservation of epitopes.1,10 It is well known that for larger ...
Chronic inflammation is a component of many disease conditions that affect a large group of individuals worldwide. Chronic inflammation is characterized by persistent, low-grade inflammation and is increased in the aging population. Neutrophils are normally the first responders to acute inflammation and ...