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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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.
Environmental influences on the expression of PKU within a single family
The Environment Influences Gene Expression
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MHC genes and expression.
How to common factor an expression
Enhancer trapping to reveal expression patterns of endogenous genes