The circadian clock system is a feedback loop of core clock genes and proteins, with post-transcriptional and post-translational regulation, in each cell in nearly every peripheral tissue Nuclear ...

Currently available animal and human liver models provide limited predictions of human drug efficacy and toxicity, primarily due to metabolic differences and the limited ability of simple 2-D models ...

Your liver is your body’s largest solid organ. It is vital to the body’s metabolic functions and immune system. Without a functioning liver, a person cannot survive. The liver is a half-moon-shaped ...

The human body's intricate anatomy is vividly displayed in 3D on an interactive screen, comparable to a 50-inch television. This practical teaching and learning tool allows University of Delaware ...

This article – the third in a six-part series on the gastrointestinal tract – describes chemical digestion in the duodenum and the role by the liver and pancreas in this process. It also discusses ...

Losing a single night's sleep may affect the liver's ability to produce glucose and process insulin, increasing the risk of metabolic diseases such as hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) and type 2 ...