Removal of an amine group from a molecule. Excess amino acids undergo this process in the liver and convert amine group into urea
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Card 7
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Temporary reversal of an action potential across a membrane of a neuron such that the inside becomes less negative than the outside as an action potential is transmitted
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Long term host of a pathogen, with few or no symptoms - always a potential for an outbreak
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Disease occurring frequently at a predictable rate in a specific location or population
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Rapid spread of infection to a large number of people within a short period of time
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A chemical secreted in response to an action potential at a synaptic knob which carries the chemical signal across the synapse from one neuron to the next, where a new action potential is initiated
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Control of water potential of the body's fluids by the regulation of water content of the body
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An epidemic over a very wide area, crossing international borders, affecting a very large number of people
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Potential difference across a membrane of a cell when no nervous impulse is being conducted
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Transmission of a nerve impulse along a myelinated axon, where the action potential jumps between nodes of ranvier
