1.A large glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrate animals that is essential to many metabolic processes. The liver secretes bile, stores fat and sugar as reserve energy sources, converts harmful substances to less toxic forms, and regulates the amount of blood in the body. ...
If the liver forms scar tissue because of an illness, it’s called cirrhosis. Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin, can be one sign of liver disease.Cancer can affect the liver. You could also inherit a liver disease such as hemochromatosis. Blood tests and a thorough examination by one of...
A high dietary intake of SFA adversely impacts glucose and lipid metabolism by increasing hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance in metabolic organs such as the liver, pancreas, adipose tissue, and kidney. A diet rich in SFAs decreases the number of large islets in the pancreas, r...
Appendicitis: a historical review. of the fatal course that appendiceal inflammation may take; through the confusion of and perityphlitis, until Reginald Fitz at the end of the last ... A Seal - 《Canadian Journal of Surgery Journal Canadien De Chirurgie》 被引量: 100发表: 1981年 Colonic ...
Plg is produced by the liver and circulates in the blood. Plg is a seven-domain protein comprising an N-terminus PAN-apple domain, five tandem kringle domains, and a C-terminus catalytic domain [21]. The PAN/apple domain is proteolytically removed, and the kringle domains are responsible ...
The statement said Abu-Jamal, who has been in prison for 40 years, was a social activist and journalist. The 67-year-old suffers from a number of diseases including chronic heart disease, liver cirrhosis and high blood pressure. In February 2021, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. While rece...
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) continuously release a complex mixture of municipal, hospital, industrial, and runoff chemicals into the aquatic environment. These contaminants are both legacy contaminants and emerging-concern contaminants, affecting all tissues in a fish body, particularly the liver....
The possible cytotoxic effects of the released drugs on the liver, kidney, and lung are assessed using quantitative biochemical assay from blood samples of the treatment groups. Ex vivo histopathological results from organ tissues showed that the targeted cancer drugs released from the implantable drug...
Lysosomes are an important component of the inner membrane system and participate in numerous cell biological processes, such as macromolecular degradation, antigen presentation, intracellular pathogen destruction, plasma membrane repair, exosome release
Venoms are generally seen as a source of death; however, scientifically venom is a complex biochemical substance having a specific pharmacologic action which can also be used as agents to cure a variety of diseases in humans. Venom peptides along with nanoparticles can evolve as the new era for...