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Fluctuate

Fluctuate

1. To move in waves.

2. To vary, to change from time to time, as in referring to any quantity or quality, e.g., height of blood pressure, concentration of substance in urine or blood, secretory activity, etc.

Origin: L. Fluctuo, pp. -atus, to flow in waves


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Re: blood brain barrier

... mechanism for maintaining this barrier function lies in the capillary network supplying blood to the brain. Ion concentration levels in plasma may fluctuate abruptly. The blood- brain barrier protects the brain against surging fluctuations in ion concentrations. The concept of the blood brain barrier ...

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by lipoflorida
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:05 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
Replies: 2
Views: 702

U.N. Report on Climate Change

... a particular type of case that people like to use to argue against the percieved threat, since temperatures and weather patterns are known to fluctuate over years and generations. Scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that weather patterns occur in cycles; cycles within cycles even. ...

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by AstusAleator
Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:03 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: U.N. Report on Climate Change
Replies: 10
Views: 1528

Heart beat control

... heart will beat at 70-80 times/minute.(as per sex) My question is if Sympathetic nerves are cut will the heart beat at the same rate or will it fluctuate? As per my opinion the heart will beat at the same rate as they are the regulators but not the stimulators. That means at the time of need ...

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by asutoshsahu
Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:25 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Heart beat control
Replies: 9
Views: 7611

Photosynthesis Theory..

... from more than one point of view. First of all, the level of oxygen has been a steady 20.95% in the athmosphere for a lot of years!! It does not fluctuate, because that plant, although it does more photosynthesis during the summer is using that excess glucose it created to grow(as victor said). ...

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by MrMistery
Thu May 19, 2005 6:49 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Photosynthesis Theory..
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Views: 4097


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