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... functions involved working with the hands , and Egyptian art reflects the dual character of this group . The scribe ... function ; for instance , the scribe Hesire on the wood relief from Saqqarah in the Egyptian Museum , Cairo . In ...
... functions involved working with the hands , and Egyptian art reflects the dual character of this group . The scribe ... function ; for instance , the scribe Hesire on the wood relief from Saqqarah in the Egyptian Museum , Cairo . In ...
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... Functions . The vitamin A group has at least one known function . In the retina of the eye , retinal is com- bined with a protein called opsin ; the complex molecules formed as a result of this combination and known as rhodopsin ( or ...
... Functions . The vitamin A group has at least one known function . In the retina of the eye , retinal is com- bined with a protein called opsin ; the complex molecules formed as a result of this combination and known as rhodopsin ( or ...
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... functions in the trans- port of fats from the liver ; for this reason , choline may be called a lipotropic factor ... functions of most of the known vitamins have been reasonably well defined ; however , the mechanism of action has not ...
... functions in the trans- port of fats from the liver ; for this reason , choline may be called a lipotropic factor ... functions of most of the known vitamins have been reasonably well defined ; however , the mechanism of action has not ...
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