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Peroxisomes are small, membrane enclosed organelles that contain enzymes involved in a variety of metabolic reactions. Peroxisomes contain a variety of enzymes, which primarily function together to rid the cell of toxic substances, and in particular, hydrogen peroxide.   Although peroxisomes are structurally similar to lysosomes, they are assembled like mitochondria and chloroplasts, from proteins that are synthesized on free ribosomes and then imported into peroxisomes as completed polypeptide chains.  Like mitochondria and chloroplasts, however, peroxisomes are thought to acquire their proteins by selective import from the cytosol, b ut because they have no genome ,  all  of their proteins must be imported.  Peroxisomes are found in all eukaryotic cells. They contain oxidative enzymes such as catalase and urate oxidase.  A variety of substrates are broken down by oxidative reactions in peroxisomes including uric acid, amino acids, and...

A massage therapist is either registered (RMP) or licensed (LMT) in which both have received full massage therapy training to master the techniques of massage and pain alleviation. A person who is registered (RMP) to practice non-therapeutic massage may not practice in a medical health care provider's office, hospital, or any other healthcare facility. A person who is licensed (LMT) to practice therapeutic massage may practice in a medical health care provider's office, hospital, or any other healthcare facility. With their touch, massage therapists relieve pain, rehabilitate injuries, reduce stress, increase relaxation, and help in the general wellness of their clients. Massage therapists use their hands, fingers, forearms, elbows, and sometimes feet to knead muscles and soft tissue of the body in order to treat injuries and promote general wellness. Massage therapists may use lotions and oils or objects such as massage tables or chairs, and medical heat lamps when treating a ...

Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States. Acne is a disease that affects the skin's oil glands. The small holes in our skin (pores) connect to oil glands under the skin in which they produce an oily substance called sebum. The pores connect to the glands by a canal which is called a follicle. Inside the follicles, oil carries dead skin cells to the surface of the skin. A thin hair also grows through the follicle and out to the skin and when it clogs up, a pimple grows. Most pimples grow on the face, neck, back, shoulders, and chest. Acne develops when the hair, sebum and skin cells clump together causing bacteria in the clump to swell . When it starts to break down, a pimple grows. The most common types of pimples are: whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts. Whiteheads are pimples that stay under the surface of the skin. Blackheads are pimples that rise to the skin's surface and appear black. Papules are small pink bumps that can be ten...