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... body exposure is received in a radia- tion accident , the dose may be enormously high , with the death of much tissue . Damage to blood vessels is of great significance in these cases . The blood vessels , like the bone marrow , fail to ...
... body exposure is received in a radia- tion accident , the dose may be enormously high , with the death of much tissue . Damage to blood vessels is of great significance in these cases . The blood vessels , like the bone marrow , fail to ...
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... body is not in the same axis as the hands and feet , resulting in a sideways as well as a forward component of thrust when the animal walks . The typical reptile throws its body into a slight horizontal curve to progress straight ...
... body is not in the same axis as the hands and feet , resulting in a sideways as well as a forward component of thrust when the animal walks . The typical reptile throws its body into a slight horizontal curve to progress straight ...
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... body cavity . By contractions of the muscles moving the ribs , the volume of the body cavity is increased , creating a negative pressure , which is restored to atmospheric lev- el by air rushing into the lungs . By contraction of body ...
... body cavity . By contractions of the muscles moving the ribs , the volume of the body cavity is increased , creating a negative pressure , which is restored to atmospheric lev- el by air rushing into the lungs . By contraction of body ...
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