Astrocytes are neural cells of ectodermal, neuroepithelial origin that provide for homeostasis
and defense of the central nervous system (CNS). Astrocytes are highly heterogeneous in …

The main function of the lung is to perform gas exchange while maintaining lung
homeostasis despite environmental pathogenic and non-pathogenic elements contained in …

BACKGROUND The human uterine endometrium undergoes significant remodeling and
regeneration on a rapid and repeated basis, after parturition, menstruation, and in some …

Mechanical loading is an important factor in musculoskeletal health and disease. Tendons
and ligaments require physiological levels of mechanical loading to develop and maintain …

One of the major challenges in modern biology is to understand how the molecular
components of a living cell operate in a highly noisy environment. What are the specific …

Sáez, Juan C., Viviana M. Berthoud, María C. Brañes, Agustín D. Martínez, and Eric C.
Beyer. Plasma Membrane Channels Formed by Connexins: Their Regulation and Functions …

Numerous reports document the role of vascular adhesion molecules in the development
and progression of atherosclerosis. Recent novel findings in the field of adhesion molecules …

Primary cilia act as antenna receivers of environmental signals and enable effective
neuronal or glial responses. Disruption of their function is associated with circuit disorders …

Spermatogenesis is the process by which a single spermatogonium develops into 256
spermatozoa, one of which will fertilize the ovum. Since the 1950s when the stages of the …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative damage to biomolecules have been
postulated to be involved in the causation and progression of several chronic diseases …