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    subjects were used in order to look for significant metabolic changes when the test subjects were exposed to different drugs and physiological changes. In this test‚ three different rats were used to see the different metabolic rates when exposed to different drugs and hormones on a normal‚ healthy rat‚ a rat with no thyroid‚ and a rat with no hypophysis. The significance of this experiment is to show the difference in metabolism and metabolic rate in healthy individuals‚ subjects‚ and individuals

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    Metabolic Syndrome Essay

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    Metabolic syndrome consists of multiple interrelated risk factors which directly promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).The risk factors include atherogenic dyslipidemia‚elevated plasma glucose‚elevated blood pressure‚proinflammatory and prothromboticstate(1). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in world population was estimated to be around 20-25%.patients with metabolic syndrome are twice likely to die from Cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction.patients

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    vehicular pollution 3. Ozone depletion layer 4. Reducing number of forests 5. Reducing level of ground water 6. Inorganic farming and agriculture 7. Cutting of trees in urban and rural areas 8. Reducing number of animals and birds 9. Increasing population 10. Wrong goals of Economic system (Profit and Money oriented) Though there are different actions needed to correct these problems and achieve ecological balance but moreover it is resulting out of

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    Sea Otter Metabolics

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    Sea Otter Metabolics and Thermoregulation Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) have always intrigued me because they are one of the most recent additions to the marine environment having only been fully aquatic for about 1-3 million years‚ but what really peaked my interest was the fact that they maintain homeostasis as far north as Alaska without blubber in 13-17 degree water‚ and that the metabolic rate that they would have to have must be enormous so I decided to look into what it takes to keep an

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    The Great Metabolic Race

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    The Great Metabolic Race Metabolism comprises of a vital set of biochemical reactions that all living organisms require to sustain life. For a marathon runner‚ their physiological response to strenuous exercise depletes both their fats and carbohydrate storage in order to supply energy in the form of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the energy form that the human body uses for biological processes such as movement and synthesis of biomacromolecules. In regards to running a marathon‚ the athlete

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    Animals in the media Animals have been used in the media for many years as they catch the eye of the viewer. Animals which are used in advertisements usually don’t have any or much relevance to the products being advertised. An example of this is the adverts for Dulux Paint‚ which uses an Old English Sheep dog in their adverts. They have used this breed of dog in their adverts since 1961 because this breed of dog has been used for so many years people associate it with the Dulux Company. The adverts

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    Student Name: Jessica Sousa Student Number: M00455072 Date: 15/11/2014 BMS2113 Molecular and Metabolic Biochemistry Module Leader: BeataBurczynska Practical Tutors: Dirk Wildeboer&BeataBurczynska Formative practical worksheet (three questions) Page limit: Cover sheet + 2 pages maximum By completing the coversheet‚ students acknowledge the following on the originality of their work: I confirm that this work is my own work; where I have rewritten someone else ’s ideas in my own words‚ I have

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    Obesity Metabolic Syndrome

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    Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy Open Access Full Text Article Dovepress Review open access to scientific and medical research The economic impact of obesity in the United States This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 17 August 2010 Number of times this article has been viewed Ross A Hammond Ruth Levine economic Studies Program‚ Brookings institution‚ washington DC‚

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    Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Health is the condition of an organism or one of its parts in which it performs its vital functions normally or properly: the state of being sound in body or mind. Water is the most important and abundant inorganic compound in all living systems. Although humans might be able to survive for weeks without food‚ without water you would die in a matter of days. Nearly all the body’s chemical reactions occur in a watery medium. Water has many properties

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    Maintaining Friendships

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    Patrick Kueppers 12.1.11 Maintaining Friendships Friendships‚ they’re meant to bring people together for social interactivity and quality time with one another. However‚ they’re not that quick and easy‚ many friendships easily break apart if not careful enough. But did you know that there are special ways you could do to make sure you maintain those friendships? Three of the main skills are; starting a group‚ teamwork‚ and showing respect. These skills are to not only to maintain a friendship

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