Definition, Betydelse & Synonymer | Engelska ordet GLAND

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• She was cloned by associates of the Roslin Institute in Scotland, using the process of nuclear transfer from a cell taken from a mammary gland.
• A goitre can present as a palpable or visible enlargement of the thyroid gland at the base of the neck.
• General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.
• Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland.
• The cell receiving the signal, or target cell, may be another neuron, but could also be a gland or muscle cell.
• Microscopically, the functional unit of the thyroid gland is the spherical thyroid follicle, lined with follicular cells (thyrocytes), and occasional parafollicular cells that surround a lumen containing colloid.
• As an endocrine gland, it functions mostly to regulate blood sugar levels, secreting the hormones insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and pancreatic polypeptide.
• The prostate is an accessory gland of the male reproductive system and a muscle-driven mechanical switch between urination and ejaculation.
• In humans, the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; also adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin) is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced by and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
• One of the most important functions is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland.
• A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances that the organism needs, either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface.
• At the age of four, the doctor diagnosed a heart defect and "stunted thyroid gland" in little Jaroslav.
• Hypothyroidism (also called underactive thyroid, low thyroid or hypothyreosis) is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones.
• The most susceptible organs include the liver, heart, pancreas, skin, joints, gonads, thyroid and pituitary gland; patients can present with cirrhosis, polyarthropathy, hypogonadism, heart failure, or diabetes.
• A lymph node, or lymph gland, is a kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system.
• A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland and sex organ that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism.
• Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder.
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland.
• Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome (WFS) is defined as adrenal gland failure due to bleeding into the adrenal glands, commonly caused by severe bacterial infection.

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