Myoepithelial cells are a normal constituent of the salivary acini and smaller ducts, and are found between the epithelial cells and the basement membrane.
Scombroid poisoning comes from consumption of tuna, skipjack, bonito, and other fish in the mackerel family that have lost their freshness; bacteria in the fish act on histidine, an amino acid that is a normal constituent of the fish protein, to produce the substance that is responsible for the symptoms: nausea, vomiting, headache, difficulty in swallowing, thirst, and itchiness.
Fluoride is a normal constituent of natural water because of its high reactivity.
Claim: "Research suggests that carnitine is a normal constituent of the body where it plays a vital role in converting stored body fat into energy". Verdict: "Three studies investigating the effects in humans of L-carnitine were found.
Originally characterized from platelets, microvesicles are a normal constituent of human plasma, where they play an important role in maintaining hematostasis.
To assess whether increase in proteasome activity is a normal constituent of the UPR, we assessed 20S proteasome activity (chymotrypsin-like) at several times after starting incubation with Tn.
Our data show a rapid loss of cardiomyocyte viability and function induced by GBS βh/c, and these deleterious effects are inhibited by DPPC, a normal constituent of human pulmonary surfactant.These findings have clinical implications for the cardiac dysfunction observed in neonatal GBS infections.
Are they parasites, or are they a normal constituent of the blood?
SP-D is a normal constituent of surfactant that is produced almost exclusively by the alveolar epithelial type II cell.
Therefore, an alternative solution was offered by using collagen type I, which is a normal constituent of ovarian tissue.
3-Hydroxybutyric acid is a normal constituent of human blood in concentrations between 0.3 and 1.3 mM [ 23].
