Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
Ancestral versus shared derived characters involving morphological traits.
The respiratory system: nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, and lung with expanded vie
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Primary visual processing areas (blue) in (a) human (lateral and mesial views) and (b) chimpanzee.
Functionalist and Conflict Views of Stratification: The Distribution of Society's Resources
A polysome consists of an mRNA molecule loaded with many ribosomes, all engaged in translation.