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12 flashcards · Biology · by charlie42

1. Treg cells meaning

   T regulatory cells

2. What do Treg cells do (2)

   Suppress immune response Prevent autoimmunity

3. Th17 cells produce...

   IL-17

4. Vitamin A promote T cell differentiation into regulatory T cells opposed to Th17

5. COPs

   Cholesterol oxydation products

6. why psyllium bad

   plants used to grow it absorb lead from soil

7. bacteria producing histamine

   e coli, morganella morganii, citrobacter

8. antinutrients in soy

   lectins, saponins

9. why coconut oil bad

   helps transport bacteria through intestinal walls

10. why piperine bad

    increases ability of other compounds cross intestinal barrier

11. Pleiotropy

    one gene influences two or more seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits

12. Giving someone too much tyrosine might decrease the levels of tryptophan in their brain, because

    these two amino acids compete for a fixed number of transporters