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  1. ... enhance surgical wound healing, and act as a barrier membrane. “Acts as a barrier membrane. Reduces scar tissue formation. Modulates inflammation. Enhances healing. ...
  2. ... Osteoplasty is surgery to smooth this uneven surface. Barrier membrane: During open surgery, the dentist can also place ...
  3. ... Tract Kidney Kidney Cortex Kidney Glomerulus Glomerular Filtration Barrier Glomerular Basement Membrane Podocytes Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Mesangial Cells Glomerular Mesangium Kidney ...
  4. ... the lymphatic system too. Organs that function as barriers Your skin and mucous membranes are the first line of defense against germs entering from outside the body. They act as a physical barrier with support from the following: Antibacterial substances can ...
  5. ... X-11 [ PubMed : 7750167 ] 318. An expanded polytetrafluoroethylene barrier (Gore-Tex Surgical Membrane) reduces post-myomectomy adhesion formation. The Myomectomy Adhesion ...
  6. NLM Digital Collections - An introduction to radiological safety 
    Publication: Washington, D.C. : Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, [1947]
    ... large quantities of gas and large areas of barrier or membrane material are required. This means a great deal ... early stages, and large areas of por- ous membrane or barrier material. The volume of gas circulating throughout the ...
  7. NLM Digital Collections - Human anatomy (Volume 1) 
    Publication: Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1849
    ... perforated, is insuffi- cient to form a complete barrier between the two membranes. THE WRIST-JOINT. This articulation (radio-carpal) is ...
  8. ... production. Over time, this can damage the protective barrier usually provided by the membrane lining. The other main cause of peptic ulcers ...
  9. ... single factor of resistance is an intact epithelial barrier of the skin and mucous membranes. It would appear that infection requires a break ... Natural immunity is largely dependent upon intact epithelial barriers and the ... membranes, and the cutaneous glands greatly increases suscepti- bility ...
  10. ... health care workers often fail to observe appropriate barrier precautions when blood or mucous membrane contact might be anticipated. Observations made during a ...
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