Hemochromatosis
A hereditary disease that disrupts the way the body metabolizes iron.
What can unchecked hemochromatosis lead to?
Liver-heart failure, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, psychiatric disorders, and even cancer
What happens to the body if their isn't enough iron in it?
can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, and even heart failure
What test occurred in 1995 near the Galapagos islands and how do we relate this to our carbon unit?
They dumped iron int he ocean, trying to clear up CO2<-- carbon unit
What untried caused massive bacteria growth in Weinberg's experiment?
iron
Chelator
Proteins that lock up iron molecule and prevent the from being used.
Macrophages
the police wagons of the immune system (type of white blood cell)
What did a barber's pole originally symbolize?
bloodletting- top bowl held leeches- bottom held blood- red and white spiraling stripes represents bandages
Pholebotomy
bloodletting
