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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Digestive, Oral, and Skin Physiology"”.
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Effect of Between-Meal Eating on Stomach Emptying Time
… body metabolism, overweight, work efficiency, and dental caries. It appears that the possible physiological effects of between-meal eating have been only partially explored. The problem of this study was the effect of eating between meals on stomach emptying time.</p> <p>The effect of …
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Role of Prostaglandin E2 In The Regulation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells Hyper Activity Associated With Pancreatic Cancer
… type of cancer due to its high metastasis rate and resistance to chemotherapy. Pancreatic fibrosis is a constant pathological feature of chronic pancreatitis and the hyperactive stroma associated with pancreatic cancer. Strong evidence supports an important role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and …
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Effects of Prebiotics on Gut Bacterial Communities and Healing of Induced Colitis in Mice
… inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and debilitating symptoms in those suffering from the diseases. After inducing colitis in a mouse model using Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS), prebiotics inulin and oligofructose enriched inulin (OEI) were used as treatments to determine their effects …
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Effect of Coconut Oil on Ulcerative Colitis in the Mouse Model
… or large intestine that causes inflammation and ulceration of the inner lining of the colon and rectum. In patients with ulcerative colitis, the body’s immune system overreacts and the body mistakes food, bacteria or other internal materials in the colon for an invading substance. The immune …
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Racemization of Amino Acids in Teeth for the Determination of Age
… criminal cases, resolution to missing persons, and assistance in mass or natural disasters. Identification of remains in an effort to determine age is an area of forensics that has received considerable attention. Traditional methods in age determination such as morphology are often biased, …
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The Role of The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 In Pancreatic Cancer: Mechanisms of Tumor Immunosuppression and Intestinal Radioprotection
… but over 80% of patients are not surgical candidates. Unfortunately, PDAC is resistant to the three remaining options. PDAC is characterized by a profoundly hypoxic and immunosuppressive stroma, which contributes to its therapeutic recalcitrance. Alpha-smooth muscle actin+ (αSMA+) …