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Gastrointestinal

(Science: anatomy) Pertaining to or communicating with the stomach and intestine, as a gastrointestinal fistula.


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Use of Bacteria

Firstly bacteria colonize our gastrointestinal tract which contains more than 400 different bacteria. In science, bacteria like Escherichia coli or Bacillus subtilis are model organisms (with E. coli being the best studied organism in the ...

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by DanielSan
Tue May 19, 2009 7:58 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Use of Bacteria
Replies: 5
Views: 1051

Re: Vagus Nerve

... Neurons that slow heart rate arise from a part of the ventral medulla called the nucleus ambiguus, while those that control functions of the gastrointestinal tract arise from the dorsal vagal nucleus. After exiting the medulla in the ... * sensory reception ( in human sensory reception: Nerve ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
Replies: 16
Views: 39387

Are We Still Safe?

... there were many young children in China, newborns specifically who died due to the contamination of their formula milk with melamine. Since their gastrointestinal system were still underdeveloped, the effect of the substance easily attacked their normal metabolic functions. Now, we can not say ...

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by mcar
Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Are We Still Safe?
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Views: 535

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... reaction within the body. Supplements and herbs Since the inflammation in the intestinal walls damages many of the carrier proteins found in the gastrointestinal tract, which are necessary for the transport of all sorts of minerals from the intestine into the blood-all kinds of mineral deficiencies ...

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by Jennuan
Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:21 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 485246

Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?

you misunderstand... it's to do with gastrointestinal damage (dyspepsia, nausea, gastritis, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal bleeding)... aspirin and ibuprofen are non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs... they are both inhibit the enzyme COX... the ...

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by Revenged
Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?
Replies: 3
Views: 2740
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