| 1. | Scientists studied 616 capillary blood samples from jaundiced newborn infants.
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| 2. | A drop of capillary blood is obtained with an automated finger-prick, which is almost painless.
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| 3. | In some fish, capillary blood flows in the opposite direction to the water, causing countercurrent exchange.
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| 4. | This structure serves to support capillary blood vessels, arranged so as to form a network of elongated meshes.
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| 5. | The fluid that is filtered from the capillary blood into Bowman s space is called filtrate or primary urine.
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| 6. | This means a good indicator of disease would be looking at trypanosome density in capillary blood and connective tissue.
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| 7. | The red blood cell travels through the arteries and into the tiny capillary blood vessels where oxygen is released.
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| 8. | In one study, the levels of progesterone in saliva and capillary blood were 10-and 100-fold greater than levels in venous blood, respectively.
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| 9. | Capillary blood sampling is generally performed by creating a small cut using a blood lancet, followed by test strip or small pipe.
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| 10. | Patients were expected to self-test by placing a sample of capillary blood on a strip and inserting the strip into a reflectance meter.
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