Search Results for: gastrointestinal system
Alimentary canal
Definition of Alimentary canal What is the alimentary canal? The alimentary canal is a muscular hollow continuous tubular... Read More
Gastrointestinal tract
Definition noun The portion of the alimentary canal from the stomach to the intestines Supplement Some references consider... Read More
Saccharomyces boulardii
Definition noun A kind of yeast that belongs to kingdom fungi which shows significant advantages to a healthy digestive... Read More
Digestive system
Definition noun A system of organs in which the major function is to convert food into simpler, absorbable nutriments to... Read More
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour and hypoglycemia in a Fjord pony: Case report
Henning A Haga, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Inger J Rudshaug and Nina Ottesen Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50:9. This is... Read More
Glutathione peroxidase 2
Definition noun A member of peroxidase antioxidant enzyme family contributed in protecting cell surfaces, enzymes and... Read More
Study Links Obesity To Liver Failure
Researchers have found that obesity can put patients with acute liver failure at increased risk of mortality and other... Read More
Bacteroides barnesiae
Definition Noun A gram-negative non-spore forming anaerobic and nonmotile pleomorphic rod bacterium associated as beneficial... Read More
Herbal Medicines For Treatment Of Gastrointestinal Disease
March 31, 2009 — Herbal medicines could benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders that... Read More
Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions – Quiz
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Can We Afford The Cancer Care Of The Future?
May 27, 2009 — When a cancer patient and his or her doctor discuss the value of a treatment option, the... Read More
Apparatus digestorius
Definition noun Variant of digestive apparatus Supplement Synonym(s):gastrointestinal systemalimentary systemalimentary... Read More
Targeting Specific Disease-causing Bacteria In The Mouth
April 9, 2009 — Research to develop a narrow-spectrum antibiotic that can target a particular species of bacteria without... Read More
Schistosoma japonicum
Definition noun A schistosome species that parasitises humans and that (like S. Mansoni) causes liver and gastrointestinal... Read More
Disaccharide
Definition noun plural: disaccharides di·sac·cha·ride, daɪˈsækəɹaɪd (biochemistry) A (carbohydrate) composed of... Read More
Crohns disease
Crohns disease (Science: disease, gastroenterology) An inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that seems to have... Read More
Mathematical Physiology by J. Keener & J. Sneyd
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Prostaglandin
Definition noun, plural: prostaglandins A group of eicosanoids, structurally characterized as 20-carbon unsaturated fatty... Read More
Somatostatin
Definition noun, plural: somatostatins A peptide hormone that occurs in two major forms: one that is involved in inhibiting... Read More
Peptic ulcer
Definition noun, plural: peptic ulcers An ulcer in certain areas in the gastrointestinal tract caused in part by diminished... Read More
Enterococcus faecalis
Definition Non-motile, gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, microbial species that normally dwells in the... Read More
Enterococcus faecium
Definition noun A gram-positive facultative anaerobe bacterium involved in nosocomial infections in human including... Read More
Enterobacter aerogenes
Definition Noun A gram-negative rod shaped motile and encapsulated bacterium and have peritrichous flagella that surrounds... Read More
The Human Physiology
Physiology is the study of how living organisms function. Thus, human physiology deals specifically with the physiological... Read More
Pathobiology of allergy and its most severe form, anaphylaxis
When allergy season looms, some people with serious hypersensitivity to allergens tend to be apprehensive of what may come.... Read More
Optical Technique Provides Improved ‘Virtual Biopsies’ Of Internal Surfaces
November 20, 2006 — A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts... Read More
Fermentation
Fermentation Definition What is fermentation? Fermentation is the breaking down of sugar molecules into simpler compounds... Read More
Digestion and Absorption of Food – Quiz
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Norwalk virus: ‘Cruise ship’ illness challenging and costly to hospitals, too
Outbreaks mostly affect health care workersA review of measures taken to address a 2004 outbreak of the highly infectious... Read More
New Discovery Offers Hope For Controlling Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis
NEW DISCOVERY ALTERS THINKING ON CHOLESTEROL AND FAT UPTAKE IN THE GUTOffers Hope for Controlling Obesity, Atherosclerosis... Read More
Heterogeneity of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium
Heterogeneity of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium Shannon Glaser1, Heather Francis2, Sharon DeMorrow3, Gene LeSage4,... Read More
Feeling Nauseous? Research Suggests Your Brain Plays A Role
Feeling Nauseous? Research Suggests Your Brain Plays A Role COLUMBUS, Ohio - When it feels like you're about to lose your... Read More
New Study Seeks To Establish Mechanism Between Areas Of The Brain And Continence
BETHESDA, MD (February 25, 2004) When we want to go, why can we "wait"? In other words, when we sense that a... Read More
Health in a 24-hour society
The increasing demand of many societies for people to work outside office hours could have negative influences on health,... Read More