Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Did you know?
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Did you know?
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Did you know?
Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
Did you know?
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
A mast cell, which produces the symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction.
Erythroblastosis fetalis. (a) The condition occurs with an RH+ father and RH– mother. (b) First preg
For this bimolecular reaction, the rate constant k is second order
The Glutamine Synthetase Reaction
Oxyanion reaction intermediate
The reaction of a PLP-dependent decarboxylation to yield serotonin