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  1. Violet (plant) (3474 bytes)
    6: ..._classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
    29: ...rily desensitises the [[olfactory receptor neuron|receptors]] in the nose; sniff all you like, you won't get...
    33: ...ksii'', first collected by [[Joseph Banks]] and [[Daniel Solander]] on the [[James Cook|Cook]] voyage ...
    38: * [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&...
  2. Endocrine system (3152 bytes)
    104: * [[receptor (proteomics)|Receptors]]
  3. Immune system (14564 bytes)
    3: ...ften divided into the two sections of innate and adaptive immunity, the former encompassing unchanging...
    6: ...ence. Therefore, the bacterium's DNA will not be damaged by the first enzyme because of the presence ...
    15: ...ted for self-reactivity. If a given cell contains receptors that bind strongly to an existing molecule in th...
    18: ...ot change during the lifetime of the organism. ''Adaptive immunity'', in which the response to pathoge...
    20: ...s and all [[mammal]]s have both an innate and an adaptive immune system.
  4. Retina (13061 bytes)
    5: The retina contains [[photoreceptor]] cells (mainly [[rod cell|rods]] and [[cone cell...
    7: [[George Wald]], [[Haldan Keffer Hartline]] and [[Ragnar Granit]] won the ...
    12: ...lind spot (anatomy)|blind spot]] as it lacks photoreceptors. It appears as an oval white area of 3 mm<sup>2<...
    14: ...these layers (from left to right) to hit the photoreceptors (right layer). This elicits chemical transformat...
    18: ...ll]]s in the [[capillaries]] in front of the photoreceptors can be perceived as tiny bright moving dots when...
  5. Nose (3059 bytes)
    6: ... molecules carried by the air contact [[olfactory receptor neuron]]s which transduce the features of the mol...
    10: ...ose and [[maxilla]], is known to doctors as the [[danger triangle of the face]].
  6. Parathyroid gland (1913 bytes)
    9: ...els drop below a certain point, calcium-sensing [[receptor]]s in the parathyroid gland are activated to rele...
    12: Disorders of the parathyroid hormone receptor have been associated with [[Jansen's metaphyseal ...
  7. Flower (10503 bytes)
    8: *'''''calyx''''' &ndash; the outer whorl of ''[[sepal]]s''; typically t...
    9: *'''''corolla''''' &ndash; the whorl of ''[[petal]]s'', which are usually...
    10: ...'''' (from Greek ''andros oikia'': man's house) &ndash; one or two whorls of ''[[stamen]]s'', each a '...
    11: ...ip of tip of the pistil, the '''stigma''', is the receptor of pollen. The supportive stalk, the '''style''' ...
    18: ...ys self-fertilize, such as the [[dandelion|common dandelion]]. Conversely, many species of plants have...
  8. Endoplasmic reticulum (5319 bytes)
    3: ...t of the [[cell membrane]] (e.g., [[transmembrane receptor]]s and other [[integral membrane protein]]s) as w...
    36: ... is present in [[muscle]] cells and is specially adapted for calcium ion storage and release. This pro...
    38: In [[striated muscle]] it is specially adapted to surround the [[myofibrils]], forming triad...
  9. Lysosome (2936 bytes)
    1: ...rolases leak into the cytosol, their potential to damage the cell will be reduced, because they will n...
    9: ...tinuously destroyed and replaced by new ones, and receptor proteins are recycled), and for [[autophagy|autop...
    10: ...gn bacteria that invade a cell and helping repair damage to the [[plasma membrane]] by serving as a me...
  10. Garlic (12167 bytes)
    3: ...rongly evident in the diner's sweat the following day. The well-known phenomenon of "garlic breath" ca...
    16: ...water; in a hot climate it may need to be watered daily. If the shoots look dry then it is a sign that...
    18: ... colour and die back. Dig up with a fork to avoid damaging the bulbs.
    29: ...rlic. This chemical opens thermoTRP ([[transient receptor potential]]) channels which are responsible for t...
    32: ...arlic that meets commonly accepted scientific standards.
  11. Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
    2: ...= pink | name = Bottlenose Dolphin}}<br />{{StatusData}}
    6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Delphinidae]]}}
    13: ...truncatus | author = [[George Montagu|Montagu]] | date = [[1821]]}}
    19: Bottlenose Dolphins are grey, varying from dark grey at the top near the [[dorsal fin]] to very...
  12. Allergy (18658 bytes)
    28: .... This can also cause serious long-lasting tissue damage to the affected area. Fortunately, these type...
    44: ...umber of doctors in the United States. EPD (and LDA) is still considered experimental by many mainstr...
    46: .... They do not bind to IgE already bound to the Fc receptor on [[basophil]]s and mast cells as this would sti...
    53: ...[[alternative medicine]], a number of treatment modalities are considered effective by its practitione...
    60: ...IgG (against immunized antigens). IgE binds to Fc receptors on the surface of mast cells and basophils, both...
  13. Nutrition (42689 bytes)
    1: ...dated [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]], published in [[2005]], is a g...
    22: ...]] and [[pasta]]. Farming also provided milk and dairy products, and sharply increased the availabili...
    27: ...Daniel and his friends received their diet for 10 days and were then compared to the king’s men. App...
    28: * 1500s: Scientist and artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]] compared [[metabolism]] to a burning cand...
    30: ...etails of metabolism, demonstrating that the [[oxidation]] of food is the source of body heat.
  14. Lung cancer (15648 bytes)
    6: ...|stage]] (degree of spread). Possible treatment modalities include [[surgery]], [[chemotherapy]]) and/...
    28: ...ode]]s there), [[atelectasis]] (collapse), consolidation ([[infection]]) and [[pleural effusion]]. If ...
    51: ...bronchial mucous membrane'') and more tissue gets damaged until a tumour develops.
    60: ...king, these chances steadily decrease as the lung damage is repaired.
    62: ...h;the inhalation of smoke from another's smoking&mdash;has recently been identified as a much larger c...
  15. Sense (11343 bytes)
    13: ...lly regard it as two senses, given that different receptors are responsible for the perception of colour (th...
    17: ...te four or more different senses, given that each receptor conveys information to a slightly different regio...
    19: ....com/neuro/press_release/nn0200.html]). The umami receptor detects the [[amino acid]] glutamate, a flavor co...
    21: ...rocessed by the [[olfactory system]]. [[Olfactory receptor neuron]]s in the [[nose]] differ from most other ...
    25: ... thousand genes for odorant receptors and how the receptors link to the brain.
  16. Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
    1: The '''jumping spiders''' (family '''Salticidae''') contains more than 500 [[genera]] and over 5...
    4: ...mperate forests, scrub lands, and even the intertidal zone (in [[Malaysia]]) can be home.
    12: ... that they may have up to four different kinds of receptor cell, with different [[absorption spectra]], givi...
    21: ...or zigzag movements are performed in a courtship "dance." In recent years it has been discovered that ...
  17. Platypus (21900 bytes)
    2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Ornithorhynchidae-00.jpg|200px]]| caption = Platypus}}
    5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Ornithorhynchidae]]}}
    12: ...ynchus anatinus | author = [[George Shaw|Shaw]] | date = [[1799]]}}
    14: ... its [[family (biology)|family]] (''Ornithorhynchidae'') and [[genus]] (''Ornithorhynchus''), though a...
  18. Testosterone (11221 bytes)
    23: |bgcolor="#dfefff"|1-12 days
    34: |bgcolor="#dfefff"|155&ndash;156&deg;C
    39: ...fef"|[[Standard enthalpy change of combustion|Standard enthalpy<br/> of
    55: ...stradiol]] and activation of certain [[estrogen]] receptors.
    57: ... about 2.5 times that of T. The T-receptor or DHT-receptor complex undergoes a structural change that allows...
  19. Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
    32: ...00,000 Scoville units.[http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/assam_chile2.asp]
    39: ...ne|Tex-Mex]] [[chili con carne]], and Indian [[vindaloo]]s and other curries. Chili powder is a [[spic...
    54: ...ial grape flavoring to food items such as grape soda does have a similar effect on birds as capsaicin ...
  20. Compound eyes (2024 bytes)
    4: ...y sensors that distinguish between brightness and darkness. The image perceived by the arthropod is a ...
    6: ...d a [[rhabdom]], which consists of several visual receptor cells parallel to each other or slightly twisted....
    9: ...le light from other directions is absorbed by the dark wall of the ommatidium.

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