Encyclopedia - Biological Tissue: Encyclopedia - Biological Tissue
Biological tissue is a substance made up of cells that perform a similar function. The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Fluid - Composition Of Tissue Fluid
The composition of tissue fluid depends upon the exchanges between the cells in the tissue and the blood. This means that tissue fluid ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Fluid: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Fluid - Formation Of Tissue Fluid
In the capillaries, there are two forces acting on the movement of water and other aqueous substances; hydrostatic pressure and water pot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ground Tissue: Encyclopedia - Ground Tissue
The types of ground tissue found in plants develops from ground tissue meristem and consists of three simple tissues: Parenchyma (have r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Connective Tissue: Encyclopedia - Connective Tissue
Connective tissue is any type of biological tissue with an extensive extracellular matrix and often serves to support, bind together, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia - Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown fat is a type of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals. In contrast to white adipocytes (fat cells), which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Tissue: Encyclopedia - Vascular Tissue
Vascular tissue is a complex tissue found in vascular plants. The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biochemical Engineering: Encyclopedia - Biochemical Engineering
Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neck: Encyclopedia - Neck
The neck is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. Neck - Anatomy of the hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology
Calcium plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell, particularly in signal transduction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fat: Encyclopedia - Fat
Fat is one of the three main classes of food and, at approximately 38 kJ (9 kilocalories) per gram, as compared to sugar with 17 kJ (4 kc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fat: Encyclopedia - Fat
FAT may mean: Factory acceptance test (see Acceptance test), a software engineering concept Far Eastern Air Transport, a Chinese airline...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Blot: Encyclopedia - Western Blot
A western blot (a.k.a immunoblot) is a method in molecular biology/biochemistry to detect protein in a given sample of tissue homogenate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomechanics: Encyclopedia - Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms. Aristoteles might be considered the first biomechanicist....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Respiratory System: Encyclopedia - Respiratory System
The respiratory system is the biological system of any organism that engages in gas exchange. Even trees have respiratory systems, taking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartilage: Encyclopedia - Cartilage
Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. Cartilage is composed of cells called chondrocytes which are dispersed in a firm gel-like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell: Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell
White blood cells (also called leukocytes or immune cells) are a component of blood. They help to defend the body against infectious dise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Engineering - Cells
Tissue engineering solves problems by using living cells as engineering materials. These could be artificial skin that includes living fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Engineering - Engineering Materials
Cells as found above are generally implanted or 'seeded' into an artificial structure capable of supporting three-dimensional tissue form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Adipose Tissue - Physiology
Free fatty acid is "liberated" from lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and enters the adipocyte, where it is reassembled into trigl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Engineering - Assembly Methods
One of the continuing, persistent problems with tissue engineering is mass transport limitations. Engineered tissues generally lack an in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Treatment
In general, treatment for soft tissue sarcomas depends on the stage of the cancer. The stage of the sarcoma is based on the size and grad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Causes
Scientists do not fully understand why some people develop sarcomas while the vast majority do not. However, by identifying common charac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tissue Expansion: Encyclopedia Ii - Tissue Expansion - Skin Expansion
Keeping living tissues under tension causes new cells to form and the amount of tissue to increase. In some cases, this may be accomplish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Adipose Tissue - Anatomical Features
Adipose tissue is primarily located beneath the skin, but is also found around internal organs. In the skin, it accumulates in the deepes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Brown Adipose Tissue - Biochemistry
The mitochondria in a eukaryotic cell utilize fuels to produce energy (in the form of ATP). This process involves storing energy as a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Affected Parts
Soft tissue sarcomas can arise almost anywhere in the body. About 50 percent occur in the extremities (the arms, legs, hands, or feet), 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown Adipose Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Brown Adipose Tissue - Function In Babies
In neonates (new born babies), brown fat, which then makes up about 5% of the body mass and is located on the back, along the upper half ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Cell - Tissue Types
These three major classes of cells can then differentiate to form the tissue structures of roots, stems, and leaves. All plants have thes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter M: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter M: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue - M00-m99 - Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M00-M25 Arthropathies. (M00) Pyogenic arthritis (M01...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Histopathology: Encyclopedia Ii - Histopathology - Preparation For Histology
The tissue is then prepared using histology procedures for viewing under a microscope. Briefly, the samples are immersed in multiple bath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter L: Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter L: Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue - L00-l99 - Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
ICD-10 Chapter L: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. (L00) Staphyl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Biomechanics - Biomechanics Of Soft Tissues
Soft tissues such as tendon, ligament and cartilage are combinations of matrix proteins and fluid. In each of these tissues the main stre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Programmed Cell Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Programmed Cell Death - Programmed Cell Death In Plant Tissue
Basic morphological and biochemical features of PCD have been conserved in both plant and animal kingdoms (see Mazal Solomon, et al.: "Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biochemical Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Biochemical Engineering - Nasa Tissue Cloning Bioreactor
Recently NASA announced another new type of Bioreactor that artificially grows tissue in Cell cultures. NASA's Tissue Bioreactor can grow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcium In Biology - Organs And Tissues
Different tissues contain Ca in different concentrations. In vertebrates Ca (mostly calcium phosphate and some calcium sulfate) is the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Blot: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Blot - Tissue Preparation
Typically, samples are taken from either tissue or from cell culture. The samples are cooled or frozen rapidly. They are homogenized usin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tooth Development: Encyclopedia Ii - Tooth Development - Hard Tissue Formation
Tooth development - Enamel. See main article at Amelogenesis Enamel formation is called amelogenesis and occurs in the crown stage of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - Major Organs And Tissues Transplanted
Organ transplant - Solid Organs. Heart (Deceased-donor only) Lung (Deceased-donor and Living-Donor) En bloc Heart/Lung (Deceased-dono...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glucokinase: Encyclopedia Ii - Glucokinase - Function And Regulation In Pancreas And Other Neuroendocrine Tissue
Although most of the glucokinase in the body is in the liver, smaller amounts in the beta and alpha cells of the pancreas, certain hypoth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 13. Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739
List of ICD-9 codes - arthropathies and related disorders 710-719. (710) Diffuse diseases of connective tissue (710.0) Systemic lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 12. Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 680-709
List of ICD-9 codes - infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 680-686. (680) Carbuncle and furuncle (680.0) Boil, face (680.1) Boi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Elective Genital Alteration
In some cases, people elect to have their genitals pierced, tattooed or otherwise altered for aesthetic or other reasons. Such modificati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Circumcision
Issues surrounding female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM, became prominent in the English-speaking world in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - Types Of Transplant
Organ transplant - Autograft. A transplant of tissue from one to oneself. Sometimes this is done with surplus tissue, or tissue that ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Types Of Genital Alteration
The alterations listed below may be undertaken voluntarily by some individuals; they may also be performed for medical reasons or perform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neck: Encyclopedia Ii - Neck - Anatomy Of The Human Neck
Neck - Bony anatomy: The cervical spine. The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven bony segments, typically referred to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biochemical Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Biochemical Engineering - The Bioreactor
A bioreactor may refer to any device or system that supports a biologically active environment. In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biochemical Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Biochemical Engineering - Bioreactor Design
Bioreactor design is quite a complex engineering task. Under optimum conditions the microorganisms or cells are able to perform their des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcium In Biology - Cell Biology
In eukaryotes, Ca2+ ions are one of the most widespread second messengers used in signal transduction. They make their entrance into the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Biomechanics - Continuum Mechanics
It is often appropriate to model living tissues as continuous media. For example, at the tissue level, the arterial wall can be modeled a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcium In Biology - Food Sources
The USDA web site has a very complete table of calcium content (in mg) of common foods per common measures (link below). Calcium amount i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fat: Encyclopedia Ii - Fat - Metabolism
The metabolism of lipids is a closely regulated system in virtually all lifeforms. It is affected by a variety of enzymes and, in higher ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fat: Encyclopedia Ii - Fat - Metabolism
The metabolism of lipids is a closely regulated system in virtually all lifeforms. It is affected by a variety of enzymes and, in higher ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spectrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Spectrin - Spectrin In Erythrocytes
The simplicity and ease of acquisition of the erythrocyte means that it has become the standard model for the investigation of the spectr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spectrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Spectrin - Spectrin In Invertebrates
There are three spectrins in invertebrates, α,β and βH. A mutation in β spectrin in C. elegans results in an unco-ordinated phenotype...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Respiratory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Respiratory System - Respiratory System In Humans And Animals
In humans and other mammals, the respiratory system consists of the airways, the lungs, and the respiratory muscles that mediate the move...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lactate Dehydrogenase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lactate Dehydrogenase - Enzyme Isoforms
Every lactate dehydrogenase molecule consists of four subunits, where each subunit is either H or M (based on their electrophoretic prope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lactate Dehydrogenase: Encyclopedia Ii - Lactate Dehydrogenase - Genetics In Humans
The M and H subunits are encoded by two different genes: The M subunit is encoded by LDHA, located on chromosome 11p15.4 (OMIM 150000) T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartilage: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartilage - Growth And Development
Cartilage - Chondrification. Most of the skeletal system is derived from mesoderm tissue. Chondrification is the process in which carti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dysbarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dysbarism - Effects Of Pressure On The Body
Dysbarism - Direct effects on tissues. This is not of practical importance, because the body is mostly composed of barely-compressible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wound Healing: Encyclopedia Ii - Wound Healing - Inflammatory Phase
In the inflammatory phase, clotting takes place in order to obtain hemostasis, or stop blood loss, and various factors are released to at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - Types Of Donor
Organ transplant - Living. In living donors, the donor remains alive and donates a renewable tissue, cell, or fluid (e.g. blood, skin);...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - Recent Developments
Organ transplant - Steroid-Free Immunosuppression. Steroid-free immunosuppression is being pioneered on large scale with use of Campath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - White Blood Cell - Types
There are three major types of white blood cells. White blood cell - Granulocytes. Granulocytes are a category of white blood cells, ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebral Palsy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebral Palsy - Imaging Findings
Cerebral palsy - Soft Tissue. Soft tissue findings consist largely of decreased muscle mass. Cerebral palsy - Bones. In order for bon...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tissue: Oceanography Dictionary - Tissue
  Definition and meaning of tissue:   tissue - a group of cells with a specific function in the body of an organism. Tis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy - Human Anatomy
From a utilitarian point of view the study of humans is the most important division of special anatomy, and this human anatomy may be app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Programmed Cell Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Programmed Cell Death - Types Of Programmed Cell Death
Programmed cell death has been classified into two main types: Apoptosis (or Type I cell death), is a particular form of programmed cell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phalloplasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Phalloplasty - Complete Re-construction
A complete (re-)construction of a penis is done on both cisgendered men who have lost their penis through either illness or accidents, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartilage: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartilage - Composition
Much like other connective tissue, cartilage is composed of cells, fibers and a matrix. Cartilage - Cells. Chondrocytes and the precuso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - White Blood Cell - Nomenclature
The name "white cells" derives the from the fact that after centrifugation of a blood sample, the white cells are found in the Buffy coat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - White Blood Cell - Types
There are many different types of white blood cells. Here are the most basic kinds: White blood cell - Granulocytes. Granulocytes are a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - Special Types
Organ transplant - Split Liver Transplants. Sometimes, a deceased-donor liver may be divided between two recipients, especially an adul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Transplant: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Transplant - History
Successful inter-human allotransplants have a relatively long history; the operative skills were present long before the necessities for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Programmed Cell Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Programmed Cell Death - Programmed Cell Death In Slime Moulds
The social slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum has the peculiarity of adopting either a predatory amoeba-like behavior in its unicellula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Programmed Cell Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Programmed Cell Death - Evolutionary Origin Of Pcd
Biologists had long suspected that mitochondria originated from bacteria that had been incorporated as endosymbionts (that is, a living b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartilage: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartilage - Composition
Much like other connective tissue, cartilage is composed of cells, fibers and a matrix. Cartilage - Cells. Chondrocytes and the precuso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Blot: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Blot - Gel Electrophoresis
The proteins of the sample are separated according to molecular weight using gel electrophoresis. Gels have various formulations dependin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Blot: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Blot - Analysis
After the unbound probes are washed away, the western blot is ready for detection of the probes that are labeled and bound to the protein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Blood Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - White Blood Cell - Nomenclature
The name "white cells" derives the from the fact that after centrifugation of a blood sample, the white cells are found in the Buffy coat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dysbarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dysbarism - Ambient Pressure
Ambient pressure is the pressure in the water around the diver (or the air, with caisson workers etc). As a diver descends, the ambient p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dysbarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dysbarism - Types Of Dysbarism
Different types of illness result from increases in pressure (e.g. descent during a SCUBA dive, descent during a plane flight), versus de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - In Vitro Meat: Encyclopedia Ii - In Vitro Meat - Process And Patent
Meat essentially consists of animal muscle. There are loosely two approaches for production of in vitro meat; loose muscle cells and stru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - In Vitro Meat: Encyclopedia Ii - In Vitro Meat - Arguments Against
In vitro meat - Animals are still used. Animals are still used as tools in multiple steps. For example, cell and tissue culture almost ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - In Vitro Meat: Encyclopedia Ii - In Vitro Meat - Research
At the moment, hardly any serious research has been done on in vitro meat. There are several obstacles to overcome if it has any chance ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Treatment And Prevention
There has been much discussion as to the most effective treatment for CTS. There are five basic categories: Wearing immobilizing braces ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tissue Cleansing: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Tissue Cleansing
TISSUE CLEANSING - a program of fasting and elimination designed to remove accumulated toxins from the body. (NAD)   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tissue Sensing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Tissue Sensing
Tissue Sensing: Method whose design is to direct energy to specific bodily tissues.   (See also: Tissue Sensing , Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Tissue Bodywork: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Deep Tissue Bodywork
Deep Tissue Bodywork: This term covers a range of therapies such as myofascial release, Bonnie Prudden method, Hellerwork and Rolfing....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Connective Tissue Massage: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Connective Tissue Massage
CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE Also known as bindegewebsmassage, these techniques are designed to specifically affect the connective tissue...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soft Tissue Release: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Soft Tissue Release
SOFT TISSUE RELEASE Soft tissue release (STR) is a powerful injury treatment technique developed in Europe with the world’s fast...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Connective Tissue Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Connective Tissue Therapy
Connective Tissue Therapy (CTT): Spiritual mode of bodywork developed by Paul and Nancy Marcus. It helps to free stagnant energy. &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Tissue Massage: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Massage: Frees congestion of the muscle attachments. Deep work brings about realignment of postural distortions and restor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Tissue Massage: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Deep Tissue Massage
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Techniques which utilize deep tissue/deep muscle massage are administered to affect the sub-layer of musculature a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Tissue Bodywork: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Deep Tissue Bodywork
DEEP TISSUE BODYWORK: general term for a range of therapies that seek to improve the function of the bodyÕs connective tissues and/or ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tissue Therapy: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Biogenic Stimulator, Cell Therapy
Tissue therapy , Biogenic stimulator, Cell therapy , Biogenic stimulators,: Historically, tissue transplantation, especially of ref...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cell Salt Therapy - Tissue Salt Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Cell Salt Therapy - Tissue Salt Therapy
cell salt therapy (tissue salt therapy): Variation of the Schuessler biochemic system of medicine. It uses 45 cell salts.   (Se...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bindegewebsmassage: Alternative Health Dictionary On Bindegewebsmassage
Bindegewebsmassage (bindegewebsmassage system, connective tissue massage): Form of bodywork developed in Germany in the 1930s by Elisa...   » Read the article