history spanning several centuries‚ with mentions regarding its application in obstetrician practice from early 19th century. Ergotamine belongs to a family of ergot alkaloids‚ derived from ergot fungi‚ most notably the Claviceps purpurea fungus. This parasitic fungus grows on rye and other grain crops and the ergot alkaloids it produces can cause poisoning‚ called ergotism‚ in humans and animals. The symptoms of this poisoning reveal a lot about ergotamine pharmacology. Ergotism is usually associated
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The Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) The Panamanian Golden Frog is a small brightly-colored frog found in Panama. Its numbers are rapidly decreasing and the species has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Characteristics: The natural habitat of this species is thecrain forests located near freshwater streams. The frogs are insectivores‚ their diet mostly consisting of various small invertebrates of their habitat. The males
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theskin of the foot. Most athlete’s foot is caused by one of two types of fungus. * Trichophyton mentagrophytes often causes toe web or vesicular (blisterlike) infections. The infection appears suddenly‚ is severe‚ and is easily treated. * Trichophyton rubrum often causes moccasin-type infections. This condition lasts for a long time (chronic) and is difficult to treat. You get athlete’s foot when you come in contact with the fungus and it begins to grow on your skin. Fungi commonly grow on or in
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org/jsp/community_organs/aids.jsp?menu=cob 1. There are four major groups of diseases which occur in living organisms. Pathogenic diseases are caused by ‘disease causing agents’ called pathogens‚ such as a virus‚ bacterium or fungus. Deficiency diseases are caused by a lack of some particular nutrient in one’s diet. Physiological diseases are diseases in which the organs or systems in the body malfunction‚ due to one’s lifestyle or it may be inherited. Hereditary diseases are
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parts of an organism‚ or all of it. A disease can be due to a pathogen such as a bacterium‚ a fungus or a virus or it could be due to our genetics‚ or even our lifestyle choices. Throughout this essay I will discuss these various ways. A microorganism is a single or multicellular organism which is the most popular cause of disease. There are many type of microorganisms such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ prion‚ fungus or protozoan and these enter the body either through breathing them in through your nose‚
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beverages to produce pleasant acid flavor; It is also used in medicines‚ in making blueprint paper‚ in textile printing‚ and as a polishing agents for metals. Citric acid is the product of fermentation of numerous organisms.However‚certain strains of the fungus Aspergillus niger produce commercially high yield of citric acid from a variety of 2‚3‚4‚5‚7 or 12 carbon compounds. Four theories have been proposed for the mechanism of citric acid formation by Aspergillus niger.It would appear that metabolic shunt(induced
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The Crucible The movie the crucible is based upon a play that was written by an author by the name of Arthur Miller. The movie is based around the Salem witch trial which took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. Where a bunch of young girls in the community of Salem had just simply went into the woods with an African American slave woman named tituba to create a love potion for young men to fall in love with them like any other normal young girl might think would just be fun. The girls were then
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syndrome‚ and cervical cancer. Problems can occur in the male reproductive system‚ such as jock itch‚ undescended testes and testicular cancer. Jock itch also known as tinea cruris or ringworm of the groin is an infection of the groin area due to fungus. The human body holds many bacteria and fungi; some being useful while others grow rapidly and cause infections. Jock itch occurs when the groin area is warm and moist. It can also be caused by friction of clothes and prolonged wetness in the groin
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information in Chapter 24.) 8. Predation is a term that you probably already know. Can you give examples of some predator-prey combinations as listed below? Predator Prey Animal Animal Animal Plant Fungus Animal Bacteria Animal Fungus Example Plant 9. List three special adaptations that predator species possess for obtaining food. 10. List three ways prey species elude predators. 11. Compare the two types of mimicry. Type of Mimicry
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MALTEPE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT ENGLISH PREP LEVEL B (SUMMER TERM) WORKSHEET NO: 5 KEY JULY 3‚ 2009 PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH TASK 1: Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences. 1. It will probably rain‚ then I will stay at home. (IF) I will STAY AT HOME IF IT
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