Tissue

Tissue array
A library of tissue samples are on microscopic slides. Gene expression in hundreds of tissues can be examined in one experiment.
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tissue
group of similar cells performing a specific function
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Biological tissue is a group of cells that perform a similar function. The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology.
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Plant Tissues
A mature vascular plant, e.g., a tobacco plant, contains several differentiated cell types. These are grouped together in tissues. Some tissues contain only one type of cell. Some consist of several.
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Animal tissues
There are four basic types of tissue in the body of all animals, including the human body and lower multicellular organisms such as insects. These compose all the organs, structures and other contents.
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The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are endogenous inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that play central roles in the degradation of extracellular matrix components.
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Tissue or organs from an individual of one species transplanted into or grafted onto an organism of another species, genus, or family. A common example is the use of pig heart valves in humans.
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Tissue Banks: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; and UWS
Epidemiology: Fred Hutchinston Cancer Center, Seattle ...
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Tissue: (in multicellular organisms). A group of cells performing a specific function. For example heart muscle tissue is found in the heart and its unique contraction properties aid the heart's functioning as a pump. .
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tissue
[L. texere, to weave]
An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function.
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tissue A group of similar cells that performs a specialized function.
titer Concentration of a substance in a solution as determined by titration.
tolerance limits See limiting factors.
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Tissue plasminogen activator dissolves blood clots in heart attack victims.
Clotting factor VIII will soon be available. Most cases of hemophilia are due to the absence of this factor.
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Tissue-specific expression: Gene function which is restricted to a particular tissue or cell type.
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tissue
A large group of cells of similar structure in plants or animals that performs a specific function. (ex. muscle, phloem, etc.)
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If a tissue is damaged, what happens?
When the tissue is damaged, it can die by a variety of processes. The most common that we used to know about is when it just bursts and dies because it's been hit or has had trauma. But there are other ways.
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ground tissue: the tissue of the vascular plant that is responsible for storing the carbohydrates produced by the plant.
gymnosperms: vascular plants having naked seeds, such as the conifers.
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cortex. Tissue between the phloem and the epidermis in roots and stems.
cotyledon. A leaf formed within the seed and present on a seedling at germination; seed leaf.
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Triploid tissue in a seed, formed from fusion of two haploid female and one haploid male nucleus.
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connective tissues - any supporting tissue that lies between other tissues and consists of cells embedded in a relatively large amount of extra-cellular matrix ...
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EpithelialTissue in an animal tissue which coats or lines various body parts
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mesendoderm A tissue layer that gives rise to both mesoderm and endoderm.
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A malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue, which forms the skin and outer cell layers of internal organs. Catalyst.
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Autoradiograph -- a photographic picture showing the position of radioactive substances in tissues. Bacteriophage -- a virus whose host is a bacterium; commonly called phage.
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adipose tissue Connective tissue specialized for the storage of large amounts of triacylglycerols. ADP (adenosine diphosphate) A ribonucleoside 5'-diphosphate serving as phosphate group acceptor in the cell energy cycle.
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Succulent: a plant that is able to store water in its tissues and then withdraw it during times of drought. Water storage tissue may be found in the stem, leaves, or roots depending on the species.
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Any organism in which the tissue is intact can potentially yield enough DNA to sequence. (This includes insects in amber, wooly mammoths and museum specimens) This knowledge can be used to resolve phylogenies of extinct organisms.
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The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, ...
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Stem vascular arrangement -- Vascular tissue occurs in long strands called vascular bundles. These bundles are arranged within the stem of dicots to form a cylinder, appearing as a ring of spots when you cut across the stem.
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One C base of the apoB mRNA transcript is converted to a U base in intestinal tissue, but not in liver tissue.
The intestinal protein product of the apoB gene is considerably shorter than the liver product.
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a second grouping considers the operation of these structures at the level of tissues, organs and bodies; a third grouping considers organisms and their histories; a final constellation of disciplines focuses on the interactions.
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enchyma - an infusion, something poured in]. Embryonic connective tissue derived from mesoderm and neural crest cells. It later forms predominantly connective tissues, but may also differentiate into epithelial, muscular and nervous tissues.
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Any of the various types of cancerous tumors that form in the epithelial tissue, the tissue forming the outer layer of the body surface and lining the digestive tract and other hollow structures.
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This specialized tissue forms a trophic interface between the embryo and mother during cleavage, and subsequently forms the embryonic portion of the placenta upon implantation into the endometrial epithelium of the uterine wall.
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A cDNA library that only contains those cDNAs that are expressed in a particular type of cell or tissue or under particular growth conditions. The cDNA common to all conditions is removed by hybridization with excess RNA from other cells (i.e.
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Parasitoid: An animal that feeds in or on another living animal, consuming all or most of its tissues and eventually killing it.
Parthenogenesis: Development of an insect, from egg to adult, without fertilization.
Pathogen: A disease-causing organism.
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: A lower invertebrate such as jelly fish that are composed of two tissue layers (ectoderm and endoderm) and lacking the third layer (mesoderm) present in higher invertebrates and vertebrates.
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Bohr effect. When blood pH decreases, the ability of hemoglobin to bind to oxygen decreases. An adaptation to release oxygen in the oxygen starved tissues in capillaries where respiratory carbon dioxide lowers blood pH ...
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Ballistic particle-mediated gene transfer. Complementary DNA molecules are adsorbed to gold particles and shot by a pressure gas jet into tissues or culture cells.
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Metabolism involves the breakdown of complex organic constituents of the body with the liberation of energy, which is required for other processes, and the building up of complex substances, which form the material of the tissues and organs.
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