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... mechanism for regulating its calories or the concen- tration of its body fluids . Psychologists who have studied rats in similar situations have discovered that the rat tapers off as the sugar concen- tration is increased . Most humans ...
... mechanism for regulating its calories or the concen- tration of its body fluids . Psychologists who have studied rats in similar situations have discovered that the rat tapers off as the sugar concen- tration is increased . Most humans ...
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... mechanism of insects . He was able to place a fruit fly , an insect about % inch long , in a chamber where he could measure its respiration during flight and at the same time equip it with the following recording instruments : platinum ...
... mechanism of insects . He was able to place a fruit fly , an insect about % inch long , in a chamber where he could measure its respiration during flight and at the same time equip it with the following recording instruments : platinum ...
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... mechanism controlling hunger exists there . It would have been nice to have injected food directly into the neck region . Unfortunately , the esophagus here does not possess the properties of a self - sealing tank as does the rest of ...
... mechanism controlling hunger exists there . It would have been nice to have injected food directly into the neck region . Unfortunately , the esophagus here does not possess the properties of a self - sealing tank as does the rest of ...
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