Liver Disease and Medium Chain Triglycerides Seth Fraley Liver disease encompasses numerous disorders which disrupt the normal functions of the liver. Normal liver functions include: breaking down harmful substances‚ removing waste products from the blood‚ storing nutrients and vitamins‚ and moderating chemical levels in the body. Types of liver disease include: viral hepatitis‚ autoimmune diseases (primary biliary cirrhosis)‚ genetic diseases (hemochromatosis)‚ alcoholic hepatitis‚ and non-alcoholic
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important facts to consider when thinking about liver transplants. Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver disease‚ donor livers are extremely scarce and liver transplants are very expensive to perform. These facts force us to ask the question‚ Should alcoholism be a factor in deciding who receives liver transplants? I propose that alcoholics who have done nothing to better their condition should be placed at the bottom of the waiting list for liver transplants. Not all alcoholics should be excluded
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Effects of pH on fungal amylase activity BI 211 November 25‚ 2011 Introduction In recent years‚ the uses of microorganisms have become a huge importance to industry and sparked a large interest into the exploration of enzyme activity in microorganisms. Amylase is one of the most widely used enzyme required for the preparation of fermented foods. Apart from food and starch industries‚ in which demand for them is increasing continuously‚ amylase is also used in
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which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to accumulated ammonia and body wastes (liver failure)
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Mary Elizabeth Seabrook is a 68 year old female who injured her right wrist in an automobile incident on 10-25-15. Her car hit another car who pulled out in front of her. She was initially seen at Bethesda Hospital East ER where she was taken by ambulance. Fractures were ruled out; however she was placed in a splint and was instructed to follow up with a specialist. On 10-28-15 she presented to my office. She had pain‚ tenderness‚ and swelling of her right wrist including severe ecchymosis all consistent
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discover the activity of the enzyme catecholase in different pH levels as well as its absorbance in differently concentrated solutions. A spetrophotometer was used to measure the absorbance of the enzyme catecholase in different pH solutions as well as to measure the absorbance of catecholase in solutions with different concentrations of potato juice and phosphate buffers. Absorbance of the enzyme catecholase was at an optimum level when pH was close to neutral. When pH was acidic or basic‚ the catecholase
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retain copper that has been taken in through an individual’s diet‚ rather than the liver turning it into to bile to be disposed of. The liver becomes more and more damaged as the copper accumulates‚ and when it has no other place to be stored within the liver‚ it gets released into the bloodstream‚ carrying the copper throughout the body‚ onto other organs. This is how the accumulation of copper not only affects the liver‚ but manages to affect the nervous system‚ eyes‚ as well as the kidneys. In a specific
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relationship between substrate concentration and initial reaction rate provided that substrate concentration is much greater than enzyme concentration. Enzymes are essential to life as they are required for many vital metabolic reactions to occur. To adequately explain the properties of enzymes‚ it is assumed that an enzyme-controlled reaction takes place through an enzyme-substrate complex by the lock and key mechanism. It is hypothesized that a greater concentration of product is achieved through
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Anatomy of Flowering Plants Tissues A tissue is a group of cells having a common origin and usually performing a common function. Based on cell’s capability to divide‚ tissues are classified into two main groups which are as follows: 1. Meristematic and 2. Permanent tissues. Meristematic Tissues: Cells in the meristematic tissue are capable of dividing. Meristematic tissues are found in those regions which need to grow continuously. For example‚ root tips and stem tips contain meristematic
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Rate of Enzyme Activity Justin Hunter G. Kim September 16‚ 2011 September 26‚ 2011 Abstract Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms that is frequently used by cells to rapidly catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into less reactive oxygen and water molecules. Catalase is a protein that is most commonly found in the liver. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect that changes in temperature and pH have on the function of the enzyme catalase
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