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Spongiform encephalopathy and cerebral amyloidosis
See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
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- Channel, ion See: Ion channel
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- Gallbladder A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a fatty meal, the…
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