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Ambergris occurs as a biliary secretion of the intestines of the sperm whale and can be found floating upon the sea, or in the sand near the coast.
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Ambergris and intestines
Ambergris is the waxy aromatic substance created in the intestines of sperm whales and was used in making perfumes both in ancient times as well as modern.
Ambergris that forms a mass too large to be passed through the intestines is expelled via the mouth, leading to the reputation of ambergris as primarily coming from whale vomit.
Ambergris and sperm
Ambergris ( or,, Ambre gris, ambergrease or grey amber ) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish color produced in the digestive system of and regurgitated or defecated by sperm whales.
* Ambergris: Lumps of oxidized fatty compounds, whose precursors were secreted and expelled by the sperm whale.
Ambergris and can
Ambergris can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and on the coasts of Brazil, Madagascar, the East Indies, The Maldives, China, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Molucca islands.
In the meantime Ambergris Caye can also be reached by ferry from Chetumal in Mexico.
Ambergris and be
Ambergris should not be confused with yellow amber, which is used in jewelry.
Ambergris and found
Ambergris is found in lumps of various shapes and sizes, weighing from 15 g (~ ½ oz ) to 50 kg ( 110 pounds ) or more.
Ambergris and near
The Great Blue Hole, located near Ambergris Caye, Belize.
The Great Blue Hole, near Ambergris Caye, Belize.
Ambergris and .
Ambergris is less dense than water and floats, whereas amber is less dense than stone, but too dense to float.
Ambergris is usually passed in the fecal matter.
Ambergris is relatively nonreactive to acid.
Ambergris has been mostly known for its use in creating perfume and fragrance much like musk.
Ambergris is key to the Ian Cameron novel The Lost Ones, from which came the 1974 Disney film, The Island at the Top of the World.
In Belize, off the island of Ambergris Caye, there is a popular marine sanctuary, Hol Chan, where divers and snorkelers often gather to watch stingrays and nurse sharks drawn to the area by tour operators who feed the animals.
Many coral reefs, cays, and islands to the east — such as Ambergris Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Glover Reef, and the Turneffe Islands — are part of Belize's territory, forming the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.
Jerry Weiss went on to start the similarly-styled group Ambergris.
Telus has an estimated 9000 employees in the Philippines where it is known as Telus International, Inc. ( formerly Ambergris Solutions ) as part of its global expansion.
San Pedro Town, which is situated on the island of Ambergris Caye, is also in the Belize District.
Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize ; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, St. George's Caye, Caye Chapel, English Caye and Goff's Caye.
Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker are considered two of the country's primary tourism areas.
The larger islands are Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, St. George's Caye, and the Turneffe Islands.
Its main town is San Pedro on Ambergris Caye.
occurs and secretion
When the transition to nacre secretion occurs, the brown pebble becomes covered with a nacreous coating.
Eventually, type 2 diabetes occurs when glucose levels become higher throughout the day as the resistance increases and compensatory insulin secretion fails.
Nearly fifty percent of GH secretion occurs during the third and fourth NREM sleep stages.
Quinine can cause hypoglycaemia through its action of stimulating insulin secretion ; this occurs in therapeutic doses and therefore it is advised that glucose levels are monitored in all patients every 4 – 6 hours.
* Euvolemic hyponatremia, wherein the increase in ADH is secondary to either physiologic but excessive ADH release ( as occurs with nausea or severe pain ) or inappropriate and non-physiologic secretion of ADH, i. e. syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion ( SIADH ).
When endothelial injury occurs, the endothelial cells stop secretion of coagulation and aggregation inhibitors and instead secrete von Willebrand factor which initiate the maintenance of hemostasis after injury.
" Central precocious puberty ( CPP ) was reported in some patients with suprasellar arachnoid cysts ( SAC ), and SCFE capital femoral epiphysis occurs in patients with CPP because of rapid growth and changes of growth hormone secretion.
The bulk of secretion occurs in bursts ( especially for adolescents ) with the largest during sleep.
This elevation occurs through the inhibition of the tubular secretion of creatinine by the trimethoprim component.
After night time administration of bromazepam a highly significant reduction of gastric acid secretion occurs during sleep followed by a highly significant rebound in gastric acid production the following day.
Much of the spatial patterning the occurs during the formation and migration of the primitive streak results from the secretion of agonists and antagonists by various cell populations, including the growth factors from the Wnt and transforming growth factor β ( TGFβ ) families ( Lefty 1, Nodal ), as well as repressors of the same molecules ( Dkk-1, Sfrp1, Sfrp5 ).
If conception occurs, the fetus will take over the secretion of progesterone ; therefore the mother cannot ovulate again.
Significant reabsorption or secretion of K in the MCD seldom occurs, except in profound K depletion or excess, respectively.
occurs and intestines
Borborygmus ( pronounced ; plural borborygmi ) is a rumbling or gurgling noise that occurs from the movements of fluid and gas in the intestines.
P. vulgaris occurs naturally in the intestines of humans and a wide variety of animals, and in manure, soil, and polluted waters.
A hernia occurs when intra-abdominal contents, commonly including preperitoneal fatty tissues, the peritoneum itself, and eventually omentum and intestines, traverse the ring to enter the inguinal canal.
A temporary paralysis of a portion of the intestines occurs typically after an abdominal surgery.
This anomaly occurs because the pain nerves deep in the intestines do not localize well to an exact spot on the abdominal wall, unlike pain nerves in muscles.
Postmortem bloating occurs in cadavers, due to the formation of gases by bacterial action and putrefaction of the internal tissues of the abdomen and the inside of the intestines.
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