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Topic: Blood Cells

Related:
  Cell    Blood  
  White blood cells    Red blood cells  
  Blood    White Blood Cell Count  
  Blood Pressure    Blood tests  
  Blood Vessels    Human T cell  
  Cell Lung Cancer    Fuel Cell  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Smallpox vaccine
People talk about their ..:Body Odour
Currently has on their coffee table:New Scientist
Favorite body part(s):Lungs,  Brain,  Skin
Favorite food(s):Anything with salt
Interest(s):Biology,  Chemistry,  Science
Favorite computer game(s):Minesweeper
Favorite sportsperson(s):Lou Gehrig (baseball)
Medical note(s):Undergoing therapy,  Has cancer,  Infected with HIV
Ultimate fantasy(s):Cloning themselves
Favorite drink(s):Milk
Favorite quote(s):"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (1935-)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Blood cells are supposed to give oxygen and nutrients to tissue cells as they float by through the bloodstream.
Red blood cells are used to treat anemia and blood loss resulting from trauma and surgery.
Blood is a body fluid that carries food and oxygen to cells.
Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

White blood cells are especially enzyme-rich in order to digest foreign invading substances.
Tony Howell,
Skateboarder

Stem cells are removed from the patients blood stream and then introduced later on for example after high dose chemotherapy.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Blood cells are manufactured in the stem cells of bone marrow, so conditions that affect the stem cells result in defective blood.
Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow (the spongy tissue inside the bones) from precursor cells called stem cells.
Blood cells should be discrete and symmetrical optimally engaging the body's great surface exchange of cell nutrient and waste.
Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

White blood cells patrol your circulatory system and defend against alien potentially harmful substances that have been absorbed or injected into the body.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

White Blood Cells and the Immune System A spontaneous multiplication of white corpuscles takes place in normal blood immediately after the introduction of any virulent infection or poison since white corpuscles are the fighting organisms of the blood.
Blood cells which when connected to immunoglobulin E antibodies release histamine or other substances causing allergic symptoms.
These cells are helpful in fighting severe infections and are considered the bodies second line of defense against infection and are the largest cells in the blood stream.
 
 
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Whitney
2004-12-02 12:29:03
What does High White Blood Cell Count mean?
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2005-02-01 05:55:34
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