liver- large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poiso...
designed the first liver based system that consisted of microfluidic pores in which 3T3-J2 fibroblasts and rat liver cells were co-cultured to mimic an airway interface (Fig. 1) [52]. Rat hepatocytes cultured in the chip could continuously and stably synthesize albumin and undergo metabolism. ...
Chapter 16 Organ Donation: Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems 16.1 Tissues ¾ A ___ is a group of similar cell types that perform a common function ¾ Four main types of tissues ___ ___ ___ ___ Epithelial Tissue ¾ Epithelial tissue, or epithelia: __...
Organisms require vitamin B5 to synthesize and metabolize fats, carbohydrates, and proteins and to synthesize coenzyme A. Pantothenic acid is an anti-gray hair factor. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Meat is a valuable source of pyridoxine. Even though vitamin B6 is also present in plants, it cannot ...
[51]. Kane et al. designed the first liver based system that consisted of microfluidic pores in which 3T3-J2 fibroblasts and rat liver cells were co-cultured to mimic an airway interface (Fig.1) [52]. Rat hepatocytes cultured in the chip could continuously and stably synthesize albumin and...
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Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) is an emerging technology that simulates an artificial organ within a microfluidic cell culture chip. Current cell biology research focuses on in vitro cell cultures due to various limitations of in vivo testing. Unfortunately, in-vitro cell culturing fails to provide an ...
Therefore, it is extremely important to reproduce the structure of the pancreatic islet, which is a microscopic spherical cluster of five types of cells that synthesize and release hormones. Such systems are based mainly on polymer microsystems with a geometry conducive to the formation of three-...
liver- large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poiso...
The human body is unable to synthesize vitamin C due to lack of the last enzyme in the biosynthetic process. An adequate intake of vitamin C of 200 mg/day, equaling approximately five servings of fruit and vegetables is recommended, though food content varies due to its lability [27]. ...