DRUGS TO TREAT CANCERS & DRUGS TO TREAT NAUSEA AND VOMITING OBJECTIVES 1. State the rationale for the use of antineoplastic agents in the treatment of cancer. Antineoplastic agents (cell cycle specific or cell cycle nonspecific) target rapidly growing cells – malignant cells rapidly divide (uncontrolled growth) and are unable to repair DNA damage. Also used as adjuvant for post-excision of tumor to prevent recurrence of cancer. 2. Outline the phases of the cell division cycle. G0 Phase:
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Nikki Hayes Bonus assignment April 17‚ 2012 Acetylcholine Acetylcholine better known as ACh is a neurotransmitter that is produced by cholinergic neurons. Nerves that rely on Ach are classified as cholinergic nerves. Acetylcholine is found in both the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. Acetylcholine can also be found in the autonomic nervous system and is the only neurotransmitter used in motor division of the somatic nervous system. In the peripheral nervous system
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Synthesis of trans-9-(2-Phenylethenyl)anthracene Introduction The purpose of this experiment was to convert carboxyl compounds into alkenes. While this reaction yields both the E and Z isomers‚ it is preferred over other reactions due to the lack of uncertainty of where the double bond is positioned. Also the stability of an ylide determines which isomer is the major product. 1 Experimental: Compounds Benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride 9-Anthraldehyde 50% Aqueous NaOH DCM Product Formula weight
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MAT 117 /MAT117 Course Algebra 1B MAT 117 /MAT117 Week 9 Discussion Question Version 8 Week 9 DQ 2 1) What one concept learned in this course was the easiest for you to grasp? Why do you think it was easy for you? 2) Which was the hardest? What would have made that hard-to-learn concept easier to learn? RESPONSE The easiest concept for me to grasp was evaluating exponents. There were definitely other concepts that were easy to grasp‚ but exponents were simple math‚ they simply
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"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents‚ it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors; we borrow it from our Children." "We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors‚ we borrow it from our Children" is an ancient Indian proverb that is reverberating in my ears. It was articulated by Craig Wing recently at a Global Shapers Johannesburg hub meeting. Its pure simplicity is quite piercing because it shows the effect of our ancestors’
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The episode I watched involving misinterpretations of forensic science was CSI: Bite Me. It is about a husband who finds his wife‚ Becky Lester dead on their stair case. The husband immediately calls 911‚ needing paramedics only to find out it was a criminal case. Once investigators arrive the scene is a mess from the paramedics tracking her blood all over the house‚ making it hard to identify if the perpetrators prints where present. The team didn’t waste any time and began to examining her body’s
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ENG2DG ISU RESPONSE 2 By Jared Warren RETELL The second half of “The Bite Of The Mango” featuring Mariatu Kamara shifts the theme from desperation‚ fear‚ suffering‚ and children at war to the brighter side of the spectrum‚ hope‚ sanctity‚ and freedom. To jog the memory the last section of the book ends on a horrifying note‚ Maritu’s baby‚ which was “planted” against her will‚ died after suffering many common newborn ailments. The second section starts with Mariatu joining
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Don’t Bite Your Nails! You hear something in the middle of the night. You’re scared. What do you do? Scream? Hide under the covers? Maybe even... Bite your nails? Well‚ you don’t want to wake up anyone or look like a coward‚ so biting your nails seems to be the best option. It doesn’t even harm anyone! Everyone EXCEPT yourself... Things can be deceiving. Especially habits. Biting your nails can be a way of relieving stress. In another way‚ it’s an infection! You may be surprised how such a
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please don’t come to class until you are well‚ because I don’t want to get sick! Anyways‚ in class Friday we discussed a passage titled‚ The Culture of Thin Bites Fiji‚ written by Ellen Goodman. This writing argues that the skinny culture of the United States is responsible for damaging the Fijian teens. In this article‚ Goodman discusses how the Fijian culture’s thoughts of being large turned around entirely. Goodman writes that in the years before 1995‚ “food was not only love‚ it was a cultural
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starts moving‚ I could tell you a million ways why to ride roller coasters but I will tell you there. first you feel like you are flying‚second you feel the wind in your face and it feels so amazing‚and lastly how it stops and you are ready to ride it again. Flying that’s one word to describe roller coasters you go so fast and before you know it you’re flying. Course it’s a little scary going up‚ but it’s awesome going down‚ what goes up must come down. I haven’t rode every roller coaster in the world
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