How does Glucoregulation work? - Glucagon When blood glucose levels fall below 5mM‚ the alpha pancreatic cells detect this change and release the hormone glucagon. When glucagon bonds to the glucagon receptors that are found mainly in the liver‚ it stimulates a response within the organ that causes glycogen to be converted into glucose. For this reason‚ the liver is said to act as the effector in this system. Glycogen is the branched polymer storage molecule of glucose that is stored in the liver
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The Life and Work of Charles Dickens “Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man’s pockets.” As Charles Dickens shows in this passage‚ not everyone likes Christmas. This quote is from the words of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ one of Dicken’s most infamous characters. As one can tell from this quote‚ Scrooge loves money so much he does not notice anything else. When Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol‚ he wanted money as well. As a child‚ he had to work long‚ miserable hours in a workhouse just
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Charles Darwin’s Work and discoveries‚ a Turning Point in History “In the long history of man kind (animal kind too)‚ those who learn to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed” (Darwin). This is a quote from Charles Darwin that refers to many things; science‚ social darwinism‚ and imperialism. Charles Darwin was an important scientist and naturalist that lived in the 19th century in England. Charles Darwin’s books‚ primarily “The Origin of the Species”‚ and his discoveries created
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William Blake was an artist‚ poet‚ and engraver born on November 28th‚ 1757 in London‚ England. Blake grew up in England and began writing poems at a very young age. The romantic era of which he grew up in affected his poems dramatically along with some tragic events that occurred in his life. Blake grew up from an early age with a heavy emphasis on the Bible. This heavily affected his poems and his lifestyle. He was homeschooled by his mother until the age of 10 when he went to Henry Pars’s Drawing
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How Does a Quartz Watch Work? Peng Shao SPH 3U1 Mr. Harwood December 19‚ 2011 Background Before quartz watch‚ to get accurate time‚ people use pendulum clocks and mechanical watches. The trouble with them is that they will stop if people cannot remember to wind them. They are also not absolutely accurate because their dependence on the force of gravity which is a little different between places with different altitudes‚ as well as the length of pendulums is effected by temperature. A Quartz
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How Does The Constitution Work and How Does it Affect You? The president is the chief executive and is charged with enforcing the laws. The heads of all the government departments report to him. He is responsible for managing the government and spending the money that congress appropriates. He is the commander in chief of the armed forces but is a civilian. He can‚ with the advice and consent of the Senate‚ negotiate treaties and appoint justices of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts
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How does Instant Messaging work? Instant Messaging is one of the fastest growing forms of communication‚ both at home and at work. IM helps people send quick text messages around the world‚ talk for free on the internet and transfer files‚ all pretty much instantly. What is Instant Messaging? Instant Messaging allows you to quickly send a message to one or more of your friends over the internet. As you continue chatting you see a full transcript of your conversation form in the chat window. A
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Consumer Self Protection. New York‚ NY: Routledge. • Broydrick‚ Stephen C. (1996): The 7 Universal Laws of Customer Value. How to Win Customers & Influence Markets. Burr Ridge‚ IL: Irwin. • Carlzon‚ Jan (1989): Moments of Truth. New Strategies for Today ’s Customer-Driven Economy‚ Harper Perennial‚ New York. 1st ed. New York: Harper. • Day‚ George S. (1999): The Market Driven Organization. Understanding‚ Attracting‚ and Keeping Valuable Customers. New York NY: The Free Press
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Youth work began in the late 1700’s with Sunday school/ragged schools. Then in 1844 George William founded the YMCA. Williams was a drapery worker in London. He was concerned about the welfare of his fellow workers so he started a prayer and bible study group which soon grew and attracted men from across London. 1844 to 1849 saw the YMCA address others concerns of the young men working in cities. Public lecture and education classes were developed and reading and refreshments areas help the young
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