Demodicosis, also called red mange or demodex, is a skin disease caused by Demodex canis, a cigar-shaped microscopic mite that is a normal inhabitant of canine skin and found on most healthy dogs. The mite infests hair follicles and occasionally the sebaceous glands of the skin.ange is a generic term that describes a hair loss and skin condition caused by microscopic parasite s, called mites that live on or in the skin.
A crista (/ËkrÉªstÉ/ , pl. cristae cristÃ¦ and) cristae is a fold in the inner membrane of a. mitochondrionristae are studded with proteins, including ATP synthase and a variety of cytochromes. With the discovery of the dual membrane nature of mitochondria, the pioneers of mitochondrial ultrastructural research proposed different models for the organization of the mitochondrial inner membrane.
Peristalsis. a wavelike contraction that propels the contents of tubular organs, for example, the intestine, stomach, and ureters, caudally in animals or in a downward direction in man.Peristalsis is the result of many coordinated contractions of the longitudinal and transverse muscles in the walls of a tubular organ.A single peristaltic wave takes the form of a circular constriction around the lumen that moves along the length of the organ.eristalsis is the result of many coordinated contractions of the longitudinal and transverse muscles in the walls of a tubular organ. A single peristaltic wave takes the form of a circular constriction around the lumen that moves along the length of the organ.