The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... Blood H uman blood consists of several types of specialized cells suspended in a liquid medium , plasma . The circulatory system provides the mechanism by which the ... blood from an artery . The red cells constitute about Blood 125 BLOOD.
... Blood H uman blood consists of several types of specialized cells suspended in a liquid medium , plasma . The circulatory system provides the mechanism by which the ... blood from an artery . The red cells constitute about Blood 125 BLOOD.
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... blood Maintain- ing homeo- stasis Regulators of nutrients acid that at the alkaline pH of. blood from an artery . The red cells constitute about 45 percent of the volume of the blood , and the remaining cells ( white cells and platelets ) ...
... blood Maintain- ing homeo- stasis Regulators of nutrients acid that at the alkaline pH of. blood from an artery . The red cells constitute about 45 percent of the volume of the blood , and the remaining cells ( white cells and platelets ) ...
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... blood proteins ( blood - clotting pro- teins ) . The blood platelet is a nonnucleated cell that circu- lates in the blood in an inactive , resting form . Endothelial cells line the wall of the blood vessel and inhibit blood from ...
... blood proteins ( blood - clotting pro- teins ) . The blood platelet is a nonnucleated cell that circu- lates in the blood in an inactive , resting form . Endothelial cells line the wall of the blood vessel and inhibit blood from ...
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