blood plasma
blood plasma The liquid part of the
blood (i.e. excluding blood cells). It consists of water containing a large number of dissolved substances, including proteins, salts (especially sodium and potassium chlorides and bicarbonates), food materials (glucose, amino acids, fats), hormones, vitamins, and excretory materials. See also
blood serum;
lymph.
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ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL FARHAN HAQ ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL FARHAN HAQ HOLDS OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL REGULAR NEWS
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING, AS RELEASED BY THE U.N. NOVEMBER 17, 2009 SPEAKER: ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL FARHAN HAQ [*] HAQ: Good afternoon, everyone. Our guests at the...
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REP. JOHN M. SPRATT JR. CHAIRMAN REP. JOHN M. SPRATT JR. HOLDS A HEARING ON PERFORMANCE BUDGETING
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...FLA. REP. JIM MCGOVERN, D-MASS. REP. ROBERT E. ANDREWS, D-N.J. REP. ROBERT C. SCOTT, D-VA. REP. BOB ETHERIDGE, D-N.C. REP. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, D-N.Y. REP. GWEN MOORE, D-WIS. REP. NIKI TSONGAS, D-MASS. REP...
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SEN. JEFF BINGAMAN CHAIRMAN SEN. JEFF BINGAMAN HOLDS A HEARING ON THE GLOBAL ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...NOVEMBER 17, 2009 SPEAKERS: SEN. JEFF BINGAMAN, D-N.M. CHAIRMAN SEN. BYRON L. DORGAN, D-N.D. SEN. RON WYDEN, D-ORE. SEN. TIM JOHNSON...CANTWELL, D-WASH. SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ, D-N.J. SEN. BLANCHE LINCOLN, D-ARK. SEN. JEANNE...
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REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON CHAIRWOMAN REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HOLDS A HEARING ON WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT PROPOSALS
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...D-WASH. REP. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, D-N.Y. REP. RUSS CARNAHAN, D-MO. REP...TITUS, D-NEV. REP. HARRY TEAGUE, D-N.M. DEL. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, D-D...MITCHELL, D-ARIZ. REP. JOHN HALL, D-N.Y. REP. PARKER GRIFFITH, D-ALA. REP...
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REP. HANK JOHNSON CHAIRMAN REP. HANK JOHNSON HOLDS A HEARING ON FINANCIAL REFORM (PART 2)
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...CHARLIE GONZALEZ, D-TEXAS REP. SHEILA JACKSON LEE, D-TEXAS REP. MELVIN WATT, D-N.C. REP. BRAD SHERMAN, D-CALIF. REP. HOWARD COBLE, R-N.C. RANKING MEMBER REP. JASON CHAFFETZ, R-UTAH REP. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR...
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Debating Benefits, Risks Of Routine Mammograms
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday; 11/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the set of studies which are called prospective randomized trials and those studies began in the 1960s. And those studies take two groups of women that are as close to identical twins as possible and invite one group to get a mammogram and do n
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THE THREAT OF AL QAEDA:DAVID W. BARNO
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...other hand, threats from nation-states were seen in the purviewof international law and international bodies such as the U.N. and deterredand responded to through largely diplomatic, and if required, ultimatelymilitary means. Almost every nation worldwide...
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $104 MILLION FOR NATIONAL LABORATORY FACILITIES
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...emissions. New laboratory facilities willdevelop the technologies and design approaches that enable net-zero energybuildings (N-ZEB) at low incremental cost. The Department of Energy solicitedapplications from eligible National Laboratories nationwide...
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REP. DALE E. KILDEE CHAIRMAN REP. DALE E. KILDEE HOLDS A HEARING ON IMPROVING LITERACY SKILLS
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; ...CHAIRMAN REP. DONALD M. PAYNE, D-N.J. REP. ROBERT C. SCOTT, D-VA. REP...DAVIS, D-CALIF. REP. RUSH D. HOLT, D-N.J. REP. RAUL M. GRIJALVA, D-ARIZ...MILLER, D-CALIF. EX OFFICIO REP. MICHAEL N. CASTLE, R-DEL., RANKING MEMBER REP...
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REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS CHAIRWOMAN REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HOLDS A HEARING ON THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL SPACE CAPABILITIES
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; ...REP. SUZANNE KOSMAS, D-FLA. REP. CHARLIE WILSON, D-OHIO REP. MARCIA FUDGE, D-OHIO REP. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, D-N.J. REP. BART GORDON, D-TENN. EX OFFICIO REP. PETE OLSON, R-TEXAS RANKING MEMBER REP. DANA ROHRABACHER, R-CALIF...
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Edom
Book article from: Encyclopaedia Judaica
...Kenazite (Gen. 36:15), Amalekite (36:16), and especially Horite (36:20, 21, 29, 30) elements are found in the genealogical list of Esau's descendants and in the list of the chiefs of Esau. A similar picture is reflected in the n
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Efros, Israel Isaac
Book article from: Encyclopaedia Judaica
...University of Buffalo (1935–41) and Hunter College, n.y.c. (1941–55), where he founded the Hebrew...collaborated with Judah Even-Shmuel (Kaufman) and Benjamin N. Silkiner in compiling an English-Hebrew dictionary (1929...
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Egypt
Book article from: Encyclopaedia Judaica
EGYPT EGYPT , country in N.E. Africa, centering along the banks of the River Nile from the Mediterranean coast southward beyond the first cataract at...
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...be small, with fewer than 50 employees and modest sales, though some, such as Euribrid BV, a subsidiary of Nutreco Holding N.V., and Nevada Nile Ranch Inc. registered multimillion-dollar sales volumes. Farmers in this category mostly maintained...
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SIC 5169 Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Royal Vopak. The company then took on its new name of Univar N.V. That same year, Univar acquired Stochem of Toronto, Canada...throughout the United States, as well as into Western Europe. Univar N.V. (formerly Vopak) was the top chemical distributor according...
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