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26 Nov 2007
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The Decidua

Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Medical studies

This tissue is the specialized, highly modified endometrium of pregnancy. The transformation of secretory endometrium to decidua is dependent upon the action of estrogen and progesterone and other stimuli provided by the implanting blastocyst (or maternal platelets) during trophoblast invasion of...

26 Nov 2007
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Prementrual Syndromes

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Medical studies

A variety of maladies, sometimes disabling, beset many ovulatory women in a recurrent manner during the luteal phase of each ovarian cycle. Although the biological basis for this association is not defined, evidence points to a causal relationship between progesterone secretion and withdrawal and...

26 Nov 2007
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Clinical Aspects of Menstruation

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Medical studies

Menstruation is the periodic discharge of blood, mucus, and cellular debris from the uterine mucosa. Menses occur at more or less regular, cyclical, and predictable intervals from menarche to menopause except during pregnancy, lactation, anovulation, or pharmacological intervention. It is...

26 Nov 2007
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Delirium

Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Medical studies

Delirium, a clinical syndrome characterized as an acute disorder of attention and cognitive function, is the most frequent complication of hospitalization for elders and a potentially devastating problem. Delirium often is unrecognized despite sensitive methods for its detection, and its...

20 Nov 2007
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Physiology of Pregnancy

Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Medical studies

Endometrium/decidua is the anatomical site of blastocyst apposition, implantation, and placental development. The endometrium is the mucosal lining of the uterine cavity and the decidua is the highly modified and specialized endometrium of pregnancy. From an evolutionary perspective, the human...

13 Nov 2007
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Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Aging

Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Medical studies

The process of aging produces important physiologic changes in the central nervous system, including neuroanatomic, neurotransmitter, and neurophysiologic changes. These processes result in age-related symptoms and manifestations for many older persons. These physiologic changes develop at...

28 Sep 2007
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The Goodness of Meat

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Medical studies

Imagine a life where people are weak and constantly ill. Imagine everyone being bed ridden and unable to operate the human body at the level appreciated today. By removing meat from a diet, this is a scenario that becomes a real life horror movie. Eating meat is an essential part of everyone's...