CHEMICAL MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION Cell derived mediators Mediator | Source | Function | Vasoactive amines | Histamine | Mast cells‚ basophil‚ platelet | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability‚ endothelial activation | Serotonin | platelets | Vasodilation‚ ↑ vascular permeability | Eicosanoids | Prostaglandins | Mast cells‚ leukocytes | Vasodilation (PGD2‚PGE1‚E2 & PGF2-α)‚ pain (PGE2)‚ fever | Thromboxane A2 | | Promotes platelet aggregation‚ vasoconstriction | Prostacyclin
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Chemical equations are the symbolic representations of chemical reactions that are made up of reactants and products. It is made up of the chemical formulas of the reactants and the chemical formula of the products. The reactants are the substances or chemicals that takes part in during a reaction and the products are the chemicals are the substances that result from the chemical reaction. Reactants are on the left side of the chemical equation and the products are on the right side of the chemical
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Chemical Separation Introduction: The objective of this experiment was to extract the pigments from spinach leaves‚ perform Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) on the spinach leaf extract‚ and then determine the best solvent mixture to use to separate the pigments in the extract. The pigments are located inside the chloroplast walls in the cells of the spinach leaves. In order to obtain the pigments the cell walls must be broken down thus exposing the pigment containing chloroplasts. Upon
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Meaning Frank Frazetta is an american fantasy artist that heavily influenced what we know as fantasy today. Frazetta was born on February 9th‚ 1928 in Brooklyn New York. Frazetta was encouraged to draw from an very early age. This trend continued at age eight when Frazetta’s school teacher noticed his talent. That same year he enrolled in the Brooklyn Academy of Arts.The artists at the academy were completely shocked from the moment they saw his work‚ Frazetta describes this in an interview‚ “I still
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Measurement Theoretical foundations and main performance tools ü The concept of value. Performance measurement: financial and management accounting ü Financial analysis: general concepts and basics ü Financial indicators: ratio analysis o Profitability ratios o Liquidity ratios o Capital structure ratios o Cost volume analysis‚ BEP and operating leverage o MVA and EVA ü Case–studies and examples of practical performance measurement tools: value trees‚ KPIs and Balanced Scorecard
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‘I don’t even like rhythm‚ assonance‚ all that stuff. You just go on your nerve.’ – Frank O’Hara (1959) One can’t be sure how far back we need to recede to enter the realm of the ‘traditional’‚ nor precisely how we would recognise it when we arrived there. Nevertheless‚ I see ‘tradition’ as broadly framed by the rules of the past; norms which its adherents feel compelled – or indeed willing – to follow. And yet‚ when W. C. Williams argued ‘I have never been one to write by rules‚ even by
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Analysis of “Christmas Morning” By Frank O’ Connor Christmas Morning will be present when the sun rose from the East at the very special day when our Saviour Jesus Christ was born‚ December 25. But in the story Frank Connor wrote‚ it differentiate the fantasy world of Larry with full of hopes and dreams to the reality which they should accept with whole heart. Adding more to it‚ the characters’ attitude towards each other developed its plot from the world of imagination to reality. Three characters
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21st‚ 2013 MC 205 Week 4 Instructor Rein Chemical Stress Testing A chemical stress test is used when a traditional stress test (called a cardiac stress test) cannot be done. A cardiac stress test requires you to walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bicycle until your heart rate reaches a level where your heart is “stressed”. You may not be able to participate in this kind of test if you have a condition such as a stroke. In this case‚ a chemical stress test is used. This test is used to help
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Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank‚ a play written by Franes Goodrich and Albert Hackett in the play they decribe the life of a young Jewish girl‚ named Anne Frank. Anne and her family were forced into hiding because Hitler’s discrimination against the Jews. The hiding place is small attic of a office owned by Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler in Amsterdam. The people hiding in the attic commonly known as the secret Annexe. The secret Annexe consists of Mr. and Mrs. Frank‚ Anne Frank‚ Margot Frank‚ Mr.
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Adrian Williams‚ the firm’s Treasury Research Manager. Their analysis sought to quantify the textbook characterization of the tradeoff between the costs and benefits of different gearing‚ or leverage‚ policies. Built around a simulation model of the future cash flows of the company‚ their analysis attempted to understand the tax benefits of higher gearing versus the likelihood and severity of costly financial distress. While the analysis was still rough at points‚ the concepts and implementation
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