Marfan’s Syndrome Marfan syndrome is an inherited connective-tissue disorder transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. It is distributed worldwide‚ has a high prevalence rate and has pleiotropic manifestations‚ meaning one gene influences multiple traits that do not seem to be related. Mutations of the FBN1 gene on the 15th chromosome (more specifically chromosome 15q21.1) cause Marfan syndrome. The FBN1 gene is coded to make a glycoprotein called fibrillin-1
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There is a wide range of application of biopolymers in medicine which include tissue engineering‚ wound healing‚ controlled release of drugs‚ post surgical treatments‚ etc. Their application in tissue engineering is mainly due to certain desirable qualities such as suitable surface morphology‚ mechanical properties‚ ease in processability and tailorability‚ degradability‚ etc. In the field of wound healing the traditional‚ less effective methods are being replaced by the use of biopolymeric scaffolds
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get injured as easy. Flexibility The amount of movement at a particular joint Aerobics two-three times a week. Improves your muscle coordination and improves your flexibility Body Composition Describes the proportions of lean tissue and fat tissues in the body. Aerobics two-three days a week Expand calories and help maintain weight loss
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5 Either (a) In what ways is it helpful to think of Nervous Conditions as a novel about different kinds of independence? Or (b) Comment closely on the following passage‚ focusing on the presentation of Tambu’s early responses to Babamukuru’s household. Feeling clean and warm and expansive‚ I ran Nyasha’s bath. She thanked me most graciously for this favour‚ and so we were able to stop quarrelling. All the same‚ I did not feel up to confessing that I had not known what bedclothes were‚
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Sorted by Points | Newest first | Oldest first on 29th July‚ 2011 William Cyrus 12.1k Karma 1 Transpiration is the procedure by which plants acquire nutrients in the air and lose their own moisture in the process. The leaf tissues is important for this process. Edit on 2nd November‚ 2010 Anonymous 0 The process by which the plants lose excess water in the form of water vapour from the aerial part of the plants is called as transpiration. All plants
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Vitamin C Importance: Collagen is the primary constituent of connective tissue‚ the stuff that holds your bones and muscles together. This may not seem important‚ but as you lift heavier weights‚ the stress you put on your structure becomes tremendous. If your connective tissue is not as healthy and strong as it should be a problem often seen in steroid users‚ risk of injury dramatically increases. Third‚ vitamin C helps
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how much is nonfat (bone‚ muscle‚ body water‚ organs‚ and other body tissues). (Wikipedia). The total amount of body fat consists of essential fat and storage fat. The essential fat is the fat in the marrow of bones‚ in the heart‚ lungs‚ liver‚ spleen‚ kidneys‚ intestines and muscles. Essential fat is necessary for the body to function. The essential fat of women is higher than that of men. The fat that accumulates in adipose tissue is called storage fat. Storage fat is located around internal organs
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Treatment Abstract Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a degenerative condition caused by the malformation of collagen within the body. Many different types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have been linked to different types of collagen malformation in different tissues. Hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (HT-EDS) is the most common type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. HT-EDS is mainly characterized by marked joint instability and mild cutaneous involvement (Castori et al.‚ 2010). Although it is typically considered
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La película de Pedro Almodóvar Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios nos enseña un perspectiva inversa sobre el carácter del hombre y la mujer. Esta película carece del los hombres masculinos tradicionales y nos ilustra que las mujeres ya no son el sexo débil. A pesar del título‚ las mujeres en esta película son retratadas como personajes fuertes e independientes y los hombres son retratados como los personajes débiles que son responsables por las desgracias de las mujeres. La razón principal
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Central Nervous System Stimulants Types Stimulants can range from mild legal forms like caffeine to severe illegal drugs like methamphetamines. Each type has different effects at different levels and all can be lethal if taken in excessive quantities. The first type is the cocaine family which consists of cocaine HCL‚ cocaine freebase or crack‚ and cocaine paste. Then there are a wide arrange of amphetamines which are synthetic versions of the ephedra plant like Adderall which is used to help with
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