Essays Tagged: "mammary glands"

Hay well's Syndrome Report

rodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/palate). Linked studies suggest that the related LMS (limb-mammary syndrome) and ADULT (acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndrome) syndromes are also caused ... ice that did not have p63 failed to grow skin and legs. They also lacked hair follicles, teeth, and mammary glands -- evidence that their epidermal cells were unable to develop normally. This is linke ...

(2 pages) 32 0 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

African Elephants

s difficult to tell the two genders apart, which is often a problem when trying to find a mate. The mammary glands on the female which are the same size and shape as the breast of a woman help to iden ...

(5 pages) 26 0 1.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Technological advancements that have helped scientists identify the platypus

at separate it from other mammals-it lays eggs, there is an absence of true teeth and an absence of mammary glands, although it has special glands that secrete milk. It has fur like other animals, but ...

(4 pages) 35 1 3.4 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Biology And Fish

ays eggs, int. fert, exothermic.Mammalia Humans Hair, endothermic, 4 chamber heart, mammary glands, live young, parental care.Aves Killdear, House Finch Feathers insula ...

(1 pages) 16 0 5.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Whales

e air, they possess lungs, and they give birth and nurse them with rich, fat-laden milk secreted by mammary glands. In other words humans and killer whales are both mammals, members of the class Mamma ...

(2 pages) 10 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Are plastics a possible cause of breast cancer, lower sperm counts, and birth defects?

ents, BPA and BBP, are hormone-like chemicals shown to be capable of affecting gene function in the mammary glands of mother and therefore the child in the womb is exposed to these compounds through t ...

(3 pages) 22 1 4.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

Rite of Passage

re released cause the development of breasts and pubic hair, and the appearance of armpit hair. The mammary glands reach sexual maturation and sweat glands develop causing acne. The formations of brea ...

(6 pages) 53 0 3.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays