From the following article: The lipid composition of different membranes varies throughout the cell. The lipid compositional data (shown in graphs) are expressed as a percentage of the total phospholipid (PL) in mammals (blue) and yeast (light blue).
Synonyms: vitreous detachment, vitreous separation. Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is the separation of the posterior hyaloid face of the vitreous body from the neurosensory retina. The importance of PVD is that it is common but its symptoms and signs may mimic those of a retinal detachment. PVD is the most common cause of flashes and floaters.
A diagnosis of systemic fungal infection usually is confirmed when a fungus is cultured, or grown, in a laboratory dish from a sample of the patient's sputum, bone marrow, urine, blood, cerebrospinal (ser-e-bro-SPY-nel) fluid, or other tissue. * chronic (KRON-ik) means continuing for a long period of time.ome superficial skin infections are mild and produce few or no symptoms. Others are more irritating. Superficial fungal infections are rarely life threatening, but they may cause considerable discomfort or embarrassment. * yeoast (YEEST) is a type of fungus.