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• Medullary ischemic reflex
  ...triction]]. Together these responses increase blood pressure and perfusion rate to the brain, ending the feedback loop.
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• Capillary
  ...and then widen more and connect to become veins, which return blood to the heart.]] ...e only 1 cell thick. These microvessels, measuring 5-10 [[micrometre|μm]] in diameter, connect [[arteriole]]s and [[venule]]s, and enable the exchange
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• Cardiovascular centre
  ...A node). The cardiovascular centre also increases the stroke volume of the heart (that is, the amount of blood it pumps). These two changes help to regulate ...noatrial node, or "[[cardiac pacemaker]]", thus increasing the rate of the heart beat.
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• Cardiac muscle
  ...d contraction, with both differing significantly from smooth muscle cells. In addition, cardiac muscle cells, like skeletal muscle cells, are multinuclea ...rstood as [[Systole]] of the heart. Cardiac muscle cells, like all tissues in the body, rely on an ample blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients and
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• Renin-angiotensin system
  ...6-867 (Integration of Salt and Water Balance) and 1059 (The Adrenal Gland) in: {{cite book |author=Walter F., PhD. Boron |title=Medical Physiology: A Cel ...ion of sodium and water into the blood. This increases the volume of fluid in the body, which also increases blood pressure.
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• Portopulmonary hypertension
  ...Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of portopulmonary hypertension in liver transplant candidates. Transplantation 2001;71:572-574</ref><ref name ...avec"/><ref name="ReferenceA">Bejaminov et al. Portopulmonary hypertension in decompensated cirrhosis with refractory ascites. Gut 2003; 52:1355-1362</re
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• Cannabis
  {{About|the plant genus|use as a psychoactive drug in the genus|Cannabis (drug)}} ...amsterdam.JPG|thumb|220px|[[Hash Marijuana & Hemp Museum|Cannabis Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]].]]
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...the hemp plant Cannabis sativa...is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States"[http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html] --> ...= http://www.idmu.co.uk/can.htm | title = Types of ''Cannabis'' Available in the United Kingdom (UK) | author = Matthew J. Atha (Independent Drug Monito
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• Methadone
  ...action and very low cost. Methadone was introduced into the United States in 1947 by [[Eli Lilly and Company]]. Methadone is useful in the treatment of opioid dependence. It has [[cross-tolerance]] with other o
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• Diflunisal
  ...It was developed by [[Merck Sharp & Dohme]] in 1971 after showing promise in a research project studying more potent chemical analogs of [[aspirin]].<re ...ck & Co.]], but generic versions are now widely available. It is available in 250&nbsp;mg and 500&nbsp;mg tablets.
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• Diclofenac
  | excretion = biliary, only 1% in urine ...ies. Limited OTC some countries. Manufacture and veterinary use is banned in India, Nepal and Pakistan due to imminent extinction of local vultures.
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• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  ...[[analgesic]] and [[antipyretic]] (fever-reducing) effects and which have, in higher doses, [[anti-inflammatory]] effects. ...epressing, anti-inflammatory action. As [[analgesics]], NSAIDs are unusual in that they are non-[[narcotic]].
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  | metabolism = 95%, mainly [[Hepatic]], also in blood and tissues ...title -->].</ref> to treat [[cataplexy]] and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with [[narcolepsy]]. The same company is also investigating the dr
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...itaries]], [[police department]]s and [[corporation]]s adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed. ...ticular context. Individuals, such as [[Timothy McVeigh]], may also engage in terrorist acts such as the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
  54 KB (7,364 words) - 21:56, 26 September 2010
• Rockwell Collins
  ...}}) is a large [[United States]]-based international company headquartered in [[Cedar Rapids]], [[Iowa]], primarily providing [[aviation]] and [[informat ...tion of [[Rear admiral|Rear Admiral]] [[Richard Evelyn Byrd|Richard Byrd]] in 1933.
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