When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
A family pedigree of a recessive trait.
Theory of Endosymbiosis
A farm family in Custer, Nebraska, in 1888, a region where Populist sentiment was strong.
