All living things are made of cells which are differentiated to perform different functions. Substances move into or out of the cell and enzymes are catalysts contributing to cell metabolism.

Ask them to consider what sort of substances are in a high concentration inside the cell compared with outside the cell. Ask them to extend their understanding and suggest where else in the body ...

A rapid and efficient method developed to create stem-cell-based 3D mini-organs derived from the cells ... that these organoid models are effective systems for designing and evaluating ...

Although the roles of antigen-presenting cells, in particular dendritic ... Treating the mucosal immune system as a global organ that affects immune development and has an intimate relationship ...

How is the organ size, shape and cellular composition determined in alternating environmental conditions or after injury? How does a stem cell know its position in a tissue, and how the positional ...

By integrating microfluidic cell culture techniques, researchers can replicate the physiological responses of organ systems, offering a promising alternative to animal testing and potentially ...

“One of the biggest surprises was finding that the immune system stimulates the production of the hormone glucagon by sending immune cells on a journey across different organs”. Once in the ...

Toxicological studies employed cell models and animal experiments ... plastics in various organ systems: Their emerging links to human diseases?, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (2024).

News reports have suggested that this interstitium could represent a widespread organ in the body, whose connections with the lymphatic system might be involved in cancer metastasis. While researchers ...