Low serum sodium concentrations in the blood are called hyponatremia, a prevalent clinical electrolyte disorder. In contrast ...

These cells deploy complex cytoskeletal rearrangements to recognize and eliminate potential threats 3. Even in the steady state, myeloid cells constantly survey their surroundings for potential ...

A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage Sep. 19, 2024 — Scientists are now able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane.

Pathogenic activating point mutations in the LRRK2 kinase cause autosomal-dominant familial Parkinsońs disease (PD). In cultured cells, mutant LRRK2 causes a deficit in de novo cilia formation and ...

Aug. 27, 2024 — Ammonia is a gas that plays a crucial role in agriculture and industry and has the potential to become a zero-carbon fuel for energy conversion and storage technologies. However ...

Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences discovered how cells control the distribution of phospholipids in their membranes. These lipids, essential for cell ...

The silica cell wall of unicellular algae has intricate architecture unattainable by current technology. In this work it is shown that membrane contact sites are the biological morphogenesis ...

From the first in-car phones of the 1940s to the best smartphones of today, the evolution of cell phones is nothing short of remarkable. To that end, let’s look at the history of cell phones.

As noted above, stellate cell activation is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1) initiation (also called apreinflammatory stage) and (2) perpetuation ...

Abstract and Introduction Rationale for i.v. Antihypertensive Selection Clinical Pharmacology of i.v. Antihypertensives References There are potential concerns with the use of sodium nitroprusside ...

Weed membranes -sometimes sold as weed control fabric - act by blocking light and thereby preventing the germination of weed seeds so you don't need to use chemicals to control them. There are several ...