... H Shimano Physiologyandpathophysiology of the SREBP family SREBP-1c and lipogenesis The SREBP family consists of three isoforms: SREBP1a, SREBP-1c, and SREBP-2 Each isoform has ... Triglyceride 617 Physiologyandpathophysiology of the SREBP family H Shimano at G1 [19] In particular, p21 is a direct target of SREBP [20] The role of SREBP-1a in the regulation of cell growth and the ... p21, p27, and p16, and causes cell cycle arrest Feedback Glucose G6PD Glc6P Fig Regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism by SREBPs Acetyl-CoA is produced from glycolysis of glucose, and passed...
... Pituitary Gland 133 The Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Glands 134 The Adrenal Glands 134 The Pancreas 135 Other Hormone-Producing Organs 135 The Stress Response 135 Pathophysiology/ Common Diseases and ... important Organization of the Text Anatomy, Physiology, andPathophysiology for Allied Health provides the student with information on anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, beginning with a chapter ... Nose and the Sense of Smell 140 The Tongue and the Sense of Taste 140 The Eye and the Sense of Sight 140 Educating the Patient/Eye Safety and Protection 143 Pathophysiology/ Common Diseases and...
... expose themselves to a hypoxic environment High-altitude physiologyandpathophysiology The troposphere is the lowest portion of the atmosphere and envelopes the earth’s entire surface Within the ... genetic variation, and the selection of ‘advantageous genetic variants’ may underpin fundamental differences in the physiology of longterm highland dwellers when compared with lowland populations ... into the pathophysiology of critical illness 22 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests 23 References 24 Brealey D, Brand M, Hargreaves I, Heales S, Land J,...
... case, you should be able to: • understand and describe the signs and symptoms of the disorder in question and its underlying pathophysiology; • understand and describe the pharmacology of agents ... will be able to: • understand the basis of epileptic seizures and the different categories, signs and symptoms of seizures; • describe the pathophysiology of epilepsy and pharmacological approaches ... thyroid gland is large and firm Her face is puffy, her hands and feet feel cold to the touch and her reflexes are slow The doctor suggests that Zadie may have a problem with her thyroid gland Q1 What...
... case, you should be able to: • understand and describe the signs and symptoms of the disorder in question and its underlying pathophysiology; • understand and describe the pharmacology of agents ... will be able to: • understand the basis of epileptic seizures and the different categories, signs and symptoms of seizures; • describe the pathophysiology of epilepsy and pharmacological approaches ... thyroid gland is large and firm Her face is puffy, her hands and feet feel cold to the touch and her reflexes are slow The doctor suggests that Zadie may have a problem with her thyroid gland Q1 What...
... Factor andPlatelets 120 5.6 5.7 6.1 PAF Discovery, Structure and Heterogeneity 120 6.2 PAF Biosynthesis in Platelets 121 6.3 Responses of Platelets to PAF 122 6.4 PAF Receptor and ... Prostaglandins and Platelet Function: Pharmacology and Thrombosis Prevention 478 22.1 Introduction 478 22.2 Prostaglandin Structure and Function 480 22.3 Effect of Aspirin on Prostaglandin ... Serratiatreated LIGAND CONCENTRATION (LOG) FIGURE 2: Reactions of Serratia protease-treated platelets The right hand portion of the figure shows thrombin binding isotherms for control plateletsand for platelets...
... Thornton'sHuman Physiology, Rettger's Advanced Huxley's Lessons Lessons in in Elementary Physiology, Physiology, Howell's A Text-book of Physiology, Hough and Sedgwick's Hygiene and Sanitation, and Pyle's ... STORAGE, AND ASSIMILATION CHAPTER XII - ENERGY SUPPLY OF THE BODY CHAPTER IX - FOODS AND THE THEORY OF DIGESTION CHAPTER XIII - GLANDS AND THE WORK OF EXCRETION PART II: MOTION, COORDINATION, AND ... toughness and pliability Of epithelial tissue, ability to resist the action of external forces and power to secrete [pg 007] Fig 1—Hand and forearm, showing the grouping of muscular and connective...
... muscle and glands and the consumption of the cell substances of these tissues results in the development of the nerve, muscle [34 ]and gland cells into a condition larger, better equipped and more ... stallion are, first, the great breadth and depth of chest, great mass of shoulder and hip muscles, and the high arched neck, fiery eye and luxuriant mane and tail Second, the functional features ... in the limbs and back, nausea, sleeplessness and nervous irritability and fever, followed by the appearance of a rash upon the face and body, falling out of the hair, sore throat and mouth These...
... of life.” This is also divided into Vegetable and Animal physiology, as it treats of the vegetable or animal kingdom; and into Human and Comparative physiology, as it describes the vital functions ... solids and fluids;—of solids, differing in character and properties, arranged into organs, and these endowed with functional powers, and so associated as to form of the whole a single system;— and ... organs to gain nourishment from the soil and atmosphere, and the power to give strength and increase to all their parts And animals need not only a digesting and circulating apparatus, but organs...
... example, the ox and the cow eat grass and furnish us beef and milk Chickens eat corn and other grains, and supply us with eggs ~5.~ The principal animal foods are milk, cheese, eggs, and the different ... mouth and chin are parts of the face The parts of the trunk are, the chest, abdomen, and backbone The neck joins the head and trunk Each arm has a shoulder, upper-arm, fore-arm, wrist, and hand ... has a hip, thigh, lower leg, ankle, and foot The toes are a part of the foot ~6.~ Our hands and face and the whole body are covered with something as soft and smooth as the finest silk It is...
... is constitutively present in human plasma andplateletsand works to promote clotting[6,79] and increase density of platelets [58] Increased clotting and thromboembolism at low concentrations ... calcitonin, and environmental factors like dietary calcium intake and physical activity In addition to these factors, estrogen and serotonin play an important role in the development and maintenance ... required: osteoblasts, which form new bone, and osteoclasts, which resorb bone During puberty, osteoclasts and osteoblasts are in balance and resorb and build bone simultaneously, but osteoporosis...
... mm and typical widths are 10 to 50 μm The fibre wall thickness is roughly between and μm (Figure 1) The fibre wall is composed of defined layers (Figure 1b), including the primary wall (P) and ... encountered in cotton, ramie, jute and wood fibres Blackwell and Kolpak [15] reported also the occurrence of elementary fibrils with diameters of approximately 3.5 nm in cotton and bacterial cellulose, ... three passes and 1,000 bar pressure (C) Film made of MFC, homogenised with five passes and 1,000 bar pressure (D) Film made of MFC produced with TEMPO-pre-treated fibres, three passes and 200 bar...
... the glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves and the anterior olfactory nucleus were initially affected, and subsequently the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus Etiology andPathophysiology of Parkinson's ... autophagy-lysosomal pathway, and membrane trafficking (Hatano et al 2009) In this chapter, we review the investigations of environmental and genetic factors of PD (Figure 1) 2 Etiology andPathophysiology of ... suggest that LRRK2 also interacts with the Rab family and presynaptic proteins, and modulates the membrane trafficking system 6 Etiology andPathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease An in vitro phosphorylation...
... Pathogenesis andPathophysiology of Aortic Aneurysms and Aneurysm Rupture elastic fibers in the tunica media layer, and infiltration of both, media and adventitia, by macrophages and lymphocytes, ... Feng Gao, Aike Qiao and Teruo Matsuzawa 207 Preface This book considers mainly etiology, pathogenesis, andpathophysiology of aortic aneurysms (AA) and aneurysm rupture and addresses anyone ... gene and in vitro studies suggested the possible connection between A to G substitution in -82 position of the promoter and the 32 Etiology, Pathogenesis andPathophysiology of Aortic Aneurysms and...
... the pathophysiology, genetics and genomics of hypertension This book is divided into two main sections: Pathophysiology, and Genetics and Genomics In pathophysiology, topics such as pathophysiology ... orders@intechweb.org Genetics andPathophysiology of Essential Hypertension, Edited by Madhu Khullar p cm ISBN 978-953-51-0282-3 Contents Preface IX Part Pathophysiology of Hypertension Chapter ... information on some of the important topics and issues related to pathophysiology of essential hypertension and it is hoped that it will be useful to researchers and clinicians with an interest in Essential...
... brought up by the their biological parents or were adopted, and the risk ratio vary between 1.6 and 3.6 in males, and between 0.5 and 6.3 in females [11,12] In 1992 Babor et al confirmed the ... knowledge about the inheritance and the predisposition to alcoholism through the generations From as early as 1940 Jellinek and Jolliffe suggested the existence of a familial and a non-familial form ... to the causation of alcoholism: group A and group B, which are similar to type I and type II alcoholism [13] Biological markers of alcohol consumption Candidate gene studies: alcohol-metabolising...
... mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Douglas fir seedling roots during a short uptake period (Bledsoe and Rygiewicz, 1986) Influx and efflux of cations (ammonium, potassium, calcium, H and anions ) ... chloride and bicarbonate) were measured using stable and radioisotopes and chemical analyses In this experiment, mycorrhizae had little effect on total fluxes, but they did increase anion uptake and ... types on seedlings and young trees was report- ed by Blasius et al These research results illustrate the intense interest in understanding how mycorrhizae affect host nutrition andphysiology With...
... books on the auditory system, the first, Auditory Physiology, published in 1983 by Academic Press, and the second, Hearing: Its Physiologyand Pathophysiology, published in 2000, also by Academic ... (helix, antihelix, and lobule), concha (cymba and cavum), and ear canal (reprinted from Shaw, E A C 1974 The external ear In: Keidel, W D and Neff, W D (eds) Handbook of sensory physiology V(1) ... describes cochlear and brainstem implants and hearing conservation programs are discussed in an appendix The four chapters of Section I cover anatomy andphysiology of the middle ear and the cochlea,...