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...Mike struggled, he didn't throw the ball well," Harvard Coach Joe Restic said. "He'll tell you 'I'm fine, nothing is wrong,' but he wasn't fluid in the way he was throwing...
Surfactant production can also be stimulated by the delivery of glucocorticoid, a steroid, to pregnant women. The fetus secretes surfactant into the amniotic fluid, which can then be tested by doctors in amniocentesis to determine whether or not the newborn will have...
...second quarter, the Harvard offense looked as strong as it has all year. Drive after drive, Harvard took control of the ground--and occasionally the air--to rack up 21 points in the Crimson's most fluid and prolific stretch this season...
...limited supply of eggs is believed to be a chief reason that fertility decreases with age. Each month, starting at puberty, hundreds of eggs begin the maturation process. One of them, growing in a fluid-filled sac called the follicle, quickly establishes itself as the first among equals. In a normal cycle, only that single egg will be released to the Fallopian tubes for possible fertilization. About 1,000 more will wither away and disappear. So although a woman may have 400,000 eggs to start with, the number she can effectively use is closer...
...reported a new finding that may offer yet another way to help infertile couples. It had long been assumed that there was no communication between egg and sperm until they collided in the Fallopian tube. But by closely watching the behavior of sperm in test tubes containing the fluid from an egg's follicular sac, an interesting effect was observed. A small number of sperm seemed to change their swimming patterns in response to chemicals secreted by the egg or cells around...