Biochemistry
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Understanding Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) Blood Test: High MPV, Low MPV Meaning
What are Platelets? One of the most common tests that doctors run is a complete blood count (CBC). CBC is an…
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How I Aced Biochemist
Mechanisms, pathways, enzymes… Anxiety crept upon me after I signed up for the class and anticipated syllabus day… until I…
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New Eye Drops May Prevent Retinal Vein Occlusion which is a Common Cause of Blindness
What is Retinal Vein Occlusion? Retinal vein occlusion occurs when a major vein that drains blood from the retina is…
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Blood was full of fat and plasmapheresis was not possible, so ancient bloodletting technique was used
Fatty blood clogged plasmapheresis machine A man in Germany had so much fat in his thickened, pale blood, it basically…
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