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The main purpose of oxygen in the body is for respiration. Respiration is a biochemical reaction, by which the body produces energy in the form of ATP to complete both cellular and other functions. This p...

There are a wide range of enteroendocrine cell types (see below) but it is specifically the 'I-cells' of the duodenum that secrete CCK. CCK is responsible for modulation of bile secretion, exocrine pancre...

Thiamine is a co-enzyme for pyruvate dehydrogenase (PHD) the enzyme that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA at the start of the Krebs cycle, the 2nd stage of respiration. Without thiamine the activity of P...

I remember this by: I Peed on the MAT, C (read:see)Interphase- 90% of a cell's life is in this metabolic phaseProphase- chromatin conden...

A long-term health problem that requires ongoing management over a period of decades or years. It often cannot currently be cured, nor does it disappear, but is managed with medicatio...