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Bloodstream

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noun

The blood flowing through a circulatory system of an animal, carrying substances from one tissue to another.


Supplement

In humans, there are about 4 quarts of blood that constantly circulates out of the 6 quarts (or more) in the body.


Word origin: blood + stream


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Stomach bloating and weight gain

... developed to recieve insulin on that side of the cell, or any side of the those cells. They take up glucose (GLUT receptors) that then enters the bloodstream, and the level of glucose in the blood then activates the pancreas to secrete insulin. I also do not wait for scientists to do a clinical ...

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by kolean
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:43 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: Darwin and Racism

... all patterns of sickness there. It did not lower--it was gone. As well, I suppose the dogs were hallucinating, or had a hormone rush into their bloodstream. Or I made a an incidental movement which scared two large snarling dogs. At any rate, they were occurrences. Evolutionistic and agnostic ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:24 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
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Re: blood brain barrier

... concentrations. The concept of the blood brain barrier was first introduced by Paul Ehrlich. He found that intravenous injection of dyes into the bloodstream stained all the tissues in most organs except the brain. Using electron microscopy and electron- dense tracers such as horseradish peroxidase ...

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by lipoflorida
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:05 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
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How bones get their calcium

Basicallly the calcium used by the bones comes from the Ca++ in solution, it is absorbed in the intestine and into the bloodstream. The regulation of the concentration of Ca++ in the blood involved numerous cells as Ca++ is not only useful to build bones, but also as a signal molecule ...

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by canalon
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:54 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: How bones get their calcium
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How bones get their calcium

... the intestines and the bones. I don't know much about the digestive tract after intestines but my assumption is that it goes directly into the bloodstream and is somehow absorbed into the bones. But I'm mainly concerned about how this calcium separation happens. If anyone can clarify this for ...

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by brendan928
Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:46 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: How bones get their calcium
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