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... normal and can meet the peripheral need for large volumes of blood at normal pressures . SMOOTH MUSCLE Because vertebrate smooth muscle is located in the walls of many hollow organs ( Figure 23 ) , the normal functioning of the ...
... normal and can meet the peripheral need for large volumes of blood at normal pressures . SMOOTH MUSCLE Because vertebrate smooth muscle is located in the walls of many hollow organs ( Figure 23 ) , the normal functioning of the ...
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... normal by factors of about 50 ) but normal helium . Both objects are very old , suggesting that the primeval gas in the Galaxy had a low heavy - element content but an almost normal amount of helium . The origin of helium in the Galaxy ...
... normal by factors of about 50 ) but normal helium . Both objects are very old , suggesting that the primeval gas in the Galaxy had a low heavy - element content but an almost normal amount of helium . The origin of helium in the Galaxy ...
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... normal mobility gradually re- turns . Incredibly , during this time the vestibulo - ocular reflex is at first diminished in amplitude and then is re- versed . Removal of the prisms results in a rapid return to the normal state . These ...
... normal mobility gradually re- turns . Incredibly , during this time the vestibulo - ocular reflex is at first diminished in amplitude and then is re- versed . Removal of the prisms results in a rapid return to the normal state . These ...
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