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Did you know?
There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
Did you know?
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.

