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• Glucose
  ...te. Glucose is one of the main products of [[photosynthesis]] and starts [[cellular respiration]]. [[Starch]] and [[cellulose]] are [[polymer]]s derived from t ...chological processes. When [[Hypoglycaemia|glucose is low]], psychological processes requiring mental effort (e.g., [[self-control]], effortful decision-making)
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• Propædia
  ...' [[Geomorphology|Features Produced by Geomorphic Processes]] ...;and [[Biosynthesis]] '''3.2.3''' [[Molecular biology|Vital Processes at the Molecular Level]]
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• Homeostasis
  ...by the release of hormones into the bloodstream. However, other regulatory processes rely on simple diffusion to maintain a balance. ...t important factors that contribute to homeostasis: 1) They have different cellular distribution of TLR’s compared to the normal gut mucosa. An example of th
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• Polyphosphate
  ...poly-b-hydroxybutyrate with Ca²⁺ are involved in the transport processes in a variety of organisms. ...ta on its participation in the regulatory processes during development and cellular proliferation and differentiation—especially in bone tissues and brai
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• Biopolymer
  ...). Packaging marked with this symbol can be put into industrial composting processes and will break down within 6 months (or less). An example of a compostable Processes have been developed to prepare copolymers of alkenes containing carbonyl gr
  68 KB (9,959 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Iron
  ...osition of Fe has focused on determining ⁶⁰Fe variations due to processes accompanying [[nucleosynthesis]] (i.e., [[meteorite]] studies) and ore form ...this context known as [[pig iron]]) using [[finery forge]]s. For all these processes, [[charcoal]] was required as fuel.
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Wood
  .... It may (or may not) be sharply distinct from the sapwood. However, other processes, such as decay, can discolor wood, even in woody plants that do not form he Wood is a [[heterogeneous]], [[hygroscopic]], [[Cell (biology)|cellular]] and [[Anisotropy|anisotropic]] material. It is composed of cells, and the
  41 KB (6,609 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Fever
  * Thrombo-embolic processes, ''e.g.'', [[pulmonary embolism]] or [[deep venous thrombosis]] ...ver stops, and the hypothalamic setting is set lower; the reverse of these processes (vasodilation, end of shivering and nonshivering heat production) and sweat
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• Cancer
  ...er of [[Descartes]], believed that all disease was the outcome of chemical processes, and that acidic [[lymph]] fluid was the cause of cancer. His contemporary ...est the humor-theories about chemical imbalances in the body. The age of [[cellular pathology]] was born.
  94 KB (13,321 words) - 21:32, 20 September 2010
• Ergonomics
  * [[Cognitive ergonomics]]: is concerned with mental processes, such as perception, memory, reasoning, and motor response, as they affect ...echnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies, and processes.(Relevant topics include communication, crew resource management, work desi
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• List of cutaneous conditions
  ...er of muscle, the [[panniculus carnosus]].<ref name="RooksCD" /> The main cellular component of this tissue is the [[adipocyte]], or fat cell.<ref name="Lynch ...owths result from (1) reactive or [[neoplasm|neoplastic]] proliferation of cellular components of the [[dermis]] or [[subcutaneous tissue]], or (2) neoplasms i
  177 KB (19,269 words) - 21:05, 21 September 2010
• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...ansport cellular energy via [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP). Nearly every cellular process that uses energy obtains it in the form of ATP. Inside a cell, phos ...rgy via nucleotides such as [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP). Nearly every cellular process that uses energy obtains it in the form of ATP.
  63 KB (9,050 words) - 21:26, 21 September 2010
• Vasodilation
  ...ecrease in [[blood pressure]]. The response may be intrinsic (due to local processes in the surrounding tissue) or extrinsic (due to [[hormones]] or the [[nervo ...osphere. The opposite physiological process is [[vasoconstriction]]. These processes are naturally modulated by local [[paracrine]] agents from [[endothelial ce
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• Marijuana and the brain
  ...uring this critical period could result in an interruption of maturational processes. Adolescents who use marijuana heavily tend to show disadvantaged attention ...rats treated with THC, thus indicating less synaptic contacts during these processes <ref name=Braida2009/>.
  46 KB (6,708 words) - 22:10, 21 September 2010
• Neuroproteomics
  ...These receptor proteins are unable to initiate the intracellular signaling processes that enable the neuron to live, and necrosis or apoptosis may be the result The main significance to these findings are that JNJ460 are NGF are distinct processes that both control the protein output of the cell. JNJ460 resulted in incre
  17 KB (2,530 words) - 22:11, 21 September 2010
• Neurochemistry
  ...analysis of [[organic compound]]s active in the nervous system and neural processes such as [[cortical plasticity]], [[neurogenesis]] and [[Neural development| *[[Molecular neuroscience|Molecular]] and [[Cell (biology)|Cellular]] neuroscience
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• Signal transduction
  ...converts a mechanical/chemical [[stimulus]] to a [[cell]] into a specific cellular response.<ref name="Campbell">{{cite book|author=Reece, Jane; Campbell, Nei These processes can take milliseconds (for ion flux), minutes (for protein- and lipid-media
  55 KB (7,677 words) - 22:12, 21 September 2010
• Ion channel
  ...and Michael D Uhler | others = | title = Basic neurochemistry: molecular, cellular, and medical aspects | edition = | language = | publisher = Lippincott-Rave ...addition, ion channels are key components in a wide variety of biological processes that involve rapid changes in cells, such as [[cardiac muscle|cardiac]], [[
  31 KB (4,177 words) - 22:12, 21 September 2010
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  ...]]s and [[thromboxane]] from [[arachidonic acid]] (itself derived from the cellular [[phospholipid]] bilayer by phospholipase A₂). Prostaglandins ac ...enzyme with a "house-keeping" role in regulating many normal physiological processes. One of these is in the [[stomach]] lining, where prostaglandins serve a pr
  35 KB (4,649 words) - 22:18, 21 September 2010
• Trichloroethylene
  ...70s. Legislation has forced the substitution of trichloroethylene in many processes in Europe as the chemical was classified as a carcinogen carrying an R45 ri ...ou I, Putt DA, Wang J, Lash LH |title=Role of mitochondrial dysfunction in cellular responses to S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine in primary cultures of human
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