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Arteries

Arteries

(Science: anatomy) The vessels in the body that supply oxygenated blood to the tissues.


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Fitness and Diet

I would imagine not, because it makes you look thinner but doesn't do a thing to unclog your arteries. I admit I'm no doctor, but it seems to me there are plenty of healthier ways to lose weight.

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by alextemplet
Fri May 15, 2009 11:56 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
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veins (alevel help!)

I have only seen the term vasoconstrict, not veno (Venoconstrict does show up in dictionary though). Also with the arteries and veins, think of it this way. The vessels on the sending end (arteries) are under higher pressure than the veins, so it would make sense that the arteries ...

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by MichaelXY
Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:18 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: veins (alevel help!)
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veins (alevel help!)

... subjects are clashing my sports textbook says that veins VENOconstrict and VENOdilate to aid venous return but in biology we are told that only arteries vasoconstrict so i asked my biology teacher and she said she had never heard of venoconstriction/dilation and as she specialises in anatomy ...

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by laurenjane
Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:51 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: veins (alevel help!)
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... your blood becomes even thicker. The thicker the blood, the slower it moves and the harder your heart must pump to push the blood through your arteries. This thick slow moving blood makes it easier for plaque to build up on your artery walls. When plaque builds up, the risk of heart disease ...

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by Jennuan
Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:44 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: is it possible to knockdown a gene in a living adult now

... morpholino phosphorodiamidate oligomer)-based RNA therapeutic agent aimed at silencing C-MYC, one of the genes responsible for causing arteries to reclose after stenting (restenosis). <snip> ------------------------------------------ http://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=3910 ...

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by jonmoulton
Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:05 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: is it possible to knockdown a gene in a living adult now
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