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Barrier

An obstruction.


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... would offer you a more enticing choice of field work, ie.. which has animals that are of more interest to you? Obviously Australia has the Great Barrier Reef which would be amazing for a marine biologist to be near. The biodiversity and the climate by the university of Queensland are without ...

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by Chrism
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:06 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biology at the university
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Biology at the university

... would offer you a more enticing choice of field work, ie.. which has animals that are of more interest to you? Obviously Australia has the Great Barrier Reef which would be amazing for a marine biologist to be near.

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by jyaron
Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:25 pm
 
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Topic: Biology at the university
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blood brain barrier

The answer to your question is yes. Normally, the b-b barrier cannot be passed by the immune cells. When infection occurs such as meningitis or encephalitis, because of the inflammation caused by bacterial toxins, destroyed neurons and endogenous substances, ...

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by xand_3r
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
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Re: blood brain barrier

This is a brief overview of the structure and function of the blood brain barrier. Detailed information can be found in the related websites section. Nowhere in the body is there more need for homeostasis than in the brain. The mechanism for maintaining this ...

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by lipoflorida
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:05 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
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Re: Caffeine Coursework

... mode of action is as an antagonist of adenosine receptors in the brain. Like alcohol and nicotine, caffeine readily crosses the blood–brain barrier that separates the bloodstream from the interior of the brain. Once in the brain, the principal mode of action is as an antagonist of adenosine ...

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by red.ninja13
Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:39 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Caffeine Coursework
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