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shellfish

(Science: zoology) Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.


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Hypothetical situation:

What would it take for someone to live after having a hemocyanin transfusion from certain shellfish? It was asked to me as a serious question but don't be afraid to have fun with it :]

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by MAB
Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:03 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Hypothetical situation:
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Views: 559

Pretty good article mith....

... as the ingredients used in the dish. Let me give an example. If someone comes into my restaurant (it's a seafood restaurant) and has a severe shellfish allergy we can still serve them other food on the menu that is not shellfish (salmon for example) or an item on the menu that is not seafood ...

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by ladykat324
Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:50 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Allergy questions

... I have found that people use 'allergy' very loosely... I only take notice of sensible allergies e.g. to pollen, asthma, peanut allergy, shellfish... but I don't believe half the people I've seen at GP genuinely suffer from allergies... I have seen bizarre allergies to E numbers, to bizzare ...

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by Revenged
Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Allergy questions
Replies: 18
Views: 2365

An allergy response...

... dropped dead in minutes. But how did she die if she wasn't the one eating the offending food? Nuts have oils and other allergic foods, such as shellfish have juices on the flesh that can cause the same allergic reactions. Cross contamination is a HUGE issue with this. Another man in an Italian ...

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by ladykat324
Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:54 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Allergy questions
Replies: 18
Views: 2365

What kind of shellfish is in this coal gangue fossil?

and what is the golden layer? i guess it would be ferrous sulfide...

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by mmiaosmiling
Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:12 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: What kind of shellfish is in this coal gangue fossil?
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