"There is a new land rush to identify the correct coding structures of variations in tissues, " Friend says.
They did, though, continue to experience age-related problems in tissues that do not produce P16INK4A as they get old.
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Locating genes that code for more than one protein could allow Rosetta to find drug targets in tissues that were not considered drugable by finding previously unknown exons in known genes, Friend says.
Tumours often develop in one of the adrenal glands but may also form in nerve tissues in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis.
"The venom gland of snakes appears to be a melting pot for evolving new functions for molecules, some of which are retained in venom for killing prey, while others go on to serve new functions in other tissues in the body, " he said.
People who carry excess weight, especially in their midsection, are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes because the fat in their tissues causes an imbalance of insulin in the body.
The other parasite, Sarcocystis neurona, was a surprising find in the tissues of dead marine mammals, researchers reported Tuesday in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Eventually, enough brain cells die for the tell-tale gaps to appear in the tissues, although the only way of definitively confirming a CJD case in humans is following death during post mortem.
One approach incorporates ligands into drug formulations to enhance their selective uptake in target tissues.
Biological organisms absorb and store radioactive isotopes incorporated in the tissues that make up the organisms.
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If ingested by animals, they accumulate in body tissues, and are passed on up the food chain.
This technique has been used extensively to try to identify which genes are active in particular tissues.
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Mercury bio-accumulates - that is, it builds up in the tissues of animals.
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The machines use magnets and radiowaves to excite hydrogen atoms in body tissues, creating data that computers assemble into three-dimensional images.
The pores in these vessels are larger than those in healthy tissues.
Once there, they persist and gather in body tissues over the years.
Stem cells are the primitive master cells found in most tissues that help generate more-specialized cells that perform most functions inside the body.
Gout is a disease in which uric acid salts (urates) are deposited in joints or in soft tissues (this is called tophaceous gout).
Researchers are trying, and company-funded clinical trials of targeted drugs have at least looked at whether the target is expressed (turned on) in tumor tissues.
The research has been promising so far, and has increased the number of functional liver cells the team has been able to maintain in artificial tissues.
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After leaving the liver, the prohormone can be converted in the kidneys to the hormone form of vitamin D on a (relatively) large scale to be distributed throughout the body, or it can be converted on a small scale in local tissues.
"My current research interests lie in the field of regenerative medicine, which, simply put, means growing tissues in the laboratory with the aim of safely implanting them when the body cannot heal itself, " he explained.
As in all mammalian tissues, proteins are created (synthesised) from amino acids and digested (degraded) by enzymes.
Anabolic steroids promote the growth of many tissues in the body by stimulating the release of the hormone testoterone.
The technique is designed to ensure that none of the healthy, but delicate tissues in the eye are damaged.
The drug has been reported to cause changes to pigment tissues in the areas where it is administered and eyelash growth.
"Bigger animals need more robust supportive tissues in order to support their weight, " says John Hutchinson, lecturer and researcher at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London.
But this form of the disease is usually fatal as the inhaled anthrax spores began producing toxins that kill tissues in the chest cavity and cause bleeding in the lungs.
Professor Alexander Trees and his team from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Liverpool's faculty of veterinary science, found that killing bacteria which are abundant in the worm tissues leads to its death.
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