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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
The parathyroid glands. These four glands are located on the posterior side of the thyroid gland. Th
DNA to RNA to protein to enzyme (hexokinase).
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
Stereospecificity conferred by an enzyme
Lacrimal glands of the eye
Uniparental disomy can be produced by several mechanisms involving nondisjunction in meiosis, nondis