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008			160906t20162016enka i 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2016935943
020			_a9780199581450
035			_a(OCoLC)958289590
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100	1		_aCooper, Chris
245	1	0	_aBlood : _cChris Cooper. _ba very short introduction
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c©2016.
300			_axviii, 147 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490	1		_aVery short introduction ; _v486.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aBlood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armoury. In this Very Short Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood, explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and blood-borne diseases. He considers what the future may hold, including the possibility of making artificial blood, and producing blood from stem cells in the laboratory.
650		0	_aBlood.
650		7	_aBlood. _2fast
650		2	_aHematology.
655		2	_aPopular Works.
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v486.
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