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Although titin was postulated to tether myosin to the Z lines and thus prevent overstretching of the sarcomere, there is evidence indicating that titin may participate ...
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Berne & Levy Physiology (6Th Edition)
The cytoskeleton appears to tether certain membrane proteins. The anion antiporter, a major protein of the human erythrocyte membrane, is bound to the spectrin network that undergirds the membrane via a protein called ankyrin.
Thus in humidified tracheal air, P mm Hg mm Hg mm Hg mm Hg IO2 = (760 − 47 )× 0.21 = 713 × 0.21 = 150 Henry's Law for Concentrations of Dissolved Gases Henry's law deals with gases dissolved in solution (e.g., in blood).
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A—NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM B—FIRST-DEGREE BLOCK R-R interval Long PR interval PR interval C—SECOND-DEGREE BLOCK: MOBITZ TYPE I D—SECOND-DEGREE BLOCK: MOBITZ TYPE II P PPP PPPPP LongLongerNoR PRPR PRNoRintervalNoR PRPR PR PR E—BUNDLE BRANCH ...
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Metabolic diseases, such as Wilson disease and hemochromatosis (see Clinical Correlation Box 25.1 and 26.2). Clinical Correlation Box 26.1 In Wilson disease, a hereditary disorder, the liver cannot excrete copper in bile, and the metal ...