In addition, the use of blood ( human or otherwise ) in cooking is prohibited by the kosher dietary laws ( kashrut ).

In addition, the reports of blood-sucking by the chupacabra were never confirmed by a necropsy, the only way to conclude that the animal was drained of blood.

" According to a " Dose-response study of N, N-dimethyltryptamine in humans " by Rick Strassman, " Dimethyltryptamine dose slightly elevated blood pressure, heart rate, pupil diameter, and rectal temperature, in addition to elevating blood concentrations of beta-endorphin, corticotropin, cortisol, and prolactin.

In addition, countercurrent exchange by the vessels carrying the blood supply to the nephron is essential for enabling this function.

In addition to estrogen, calcium metabolism plays a significant role in bone turnover, and deficiency of calcium and vitamin D leads to impaired bone deposition ; in addition, the parathyroid glands react to low calcium levels by secreting parathyroid hormone ( parathormone, PTH ), which increases bone resorption to ensure sufficient calcium in the blood.

In addition to the detection of abnormal BMD, the diagnosis of osteoporosis requires investigations into potentially modifiable underlying causes ; this may be done with blood tests.

Some evidence suggests that people with certain circulatory problems, such as varicose veins, may benefit from the consumption of EPA and DHA, which may stimulate blood circulation, increase the breakdown of fibrin, a compound involved in clot and scar formation, and, in addition, may reduce blood pressure.

In addition, potentially serious side effects of pharmacological treatments were noted, such as weight gain and the potential for blood pressure increases.

In addition to blood, other objects and substances, such as bones, fur, claws, feathers, gemstones and crystals, water from certain places, certain types of plants and wood are common fetishes in the traditions of cultures worldwide.

In addition, deoxygenated blood that is carried from the tissues back to the heart for reoxygenation in systemic circulation still carries some oxygen, though it is considerably less than that carried by the systemic arteries or pulmonary veins.

In addition, some foods don't have much carbohydrate even if they get it into the blood quickly.

Likely factors in the development of cerebral edema are dehydration, acidosis and low carbon dioxide levels ; in addition, the increased level of inflammation and coagulation may, together with these factors, lead to decreased blood flow to parts of the brain, which then swells up once fluid replacement has been commenced.

In addition to the above, blood samples are usually taken to measure urea and creatinine ( measures of kidney function, which may be impaired in DKA as a result of dehydration ) and electrolytes.

Guidelines differ as to which dose to use when blood sugar levels start falling ; some recommend reducing the dose of insulin once glucose falls below 16. 6 mmol / l ( 300 mg / dl ) but other recommend infusing glucose in addition to saline to allow for ongoing infusion of higher doses of insulin.

In addition, Sjögren's syndrome may cause skin, nose, and vaginal dryness, and may affect other organs of the body, including the kidneys, blood vessels, lungs, liver, pancreas, peripheral nervous system ( distal axonal sensorimotor neuropathy ) and brain.

In addition, its nostrils close and blood circulation stops to most of its organs when diving.

Many variations of the GTT have been devised over the years for various purposes, with different standard doses of glucose, different routes of administration, different intervals and durations of sampling, and various substances measured in addition to blood glucose.

Medical attendants thus intentionally removed more than half of the patient's normal blood supply — in addition to the initial blood loss which caused the sergeant to faint.

This is in addition to increases in blood pressure, heart rate and peripheral vascular resistance associated with nicotine which may lead to recurrent angina attacks.

The natural foreskin has three principal components, in addition to blood vessels, nerves and connective tissue: skin, which is exposed exteriorly ; mucous membrane, which is the surface in contact with the glans penis when the penis is flaccid ; and a band of muscle within the tip of the foreskin.

In addition to the blood relations from his nine-agnates family hierarchy, his students and peers were added to be the 10th group.

Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships, one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet, but toward the end of 1717 Hornigold retired from piracy, taking two vessels with him.

In addition, across the shipping channel, there are two spans which retract to permit the passage of ocean-going vessels.

In addition, three berths are available for oceangoing vessels at Linden.

In addition to ships of the Royal Navy, large commercial vessels, including ferries to France and Spain use the Sound from Millbay Docks.

In addition to capturing a number of smaller British vessels, de Grasse and de Barras assigned their smaller vessels to assist in the transport of Washington's and Rochambeau's forces from Head of Elk to Yorktown.

In addition to serving as a naval base and coalling station for its North America & West Indies Squadron, the Royal Navy developed Bermuda as its only dockyard between the Canadian Maritimes and the West Indies where major repairs to large vessels could be made.

In addition to the original seven scrolls, Cave 1 produced jars and bowls, whose chemical composition and shape matched vessels discovered at the settlement at Qumran, pieces of cloth, and additional fragments that matched portions of the original scrolls, thereby confirming that the original scrolls came from Cave 1.

An Ottoman armada, which, in addition to imperial warships, included squadrons from the eyalets ( provinces ) of Egypt, Tunis and Algiers, was destroyed by an Allied force of British, French and Russian vessels.

In addition to their gills, oysters can also exchange gases across their mantle, which is lined with many small, thin-walled blood vessels.

An 1861 article in the Cornhill Magazine described lightshipmen as being paid 55 shillings a month ( in addition to drawing 1 shilling and sixpence a week " in lieu of 3 gallons of small-beer "): the vessels were supplied, and the crews relieved, once a month.

Considered one of the most complex engine designs of its day, the Deltic was nevertheless very reliable, and was taken into service after the war as a locomotive powerplant ( in British Rail's Class 55 ) in addition to the torpedo boats, minesweepers and other small naval vessels for which it was designed.

In addition, ENS contains support cells which are similar to astroglia of the brain and a diffusion barrier around the capillaries surrounding ganglia which is similar to the blood – brain barrier of cerebral blood vessels.

On wooden vessels, the skeg may be protected from worm damage by the addition of a bug shoe.

At this time, the Union Navy had five warships in the roadstead, in addition to several support vessels.

The Spanish commander took his ships to Montevideo hotly pursued by Brown, whose naval forces were now increased by the addition of three armed merchant vessels.

In addition to unnatural and human-ignorant elements such as mythological creatures, aliens, gods, dimensional gates, and magic, the Top Cow universe is populated by its two primal constants, The Darkness and The Angelus, both of whom use the bodies of various humans as vessels.

Packet ships were larger and yet sailed with fewer crew than vessels of earlier eras, in addition to the fact that they were expected on strict schedules.

Lee Sung-joo proposed that, in addition to the development of regional political hierarchies as seen through analysis of burials, variation in types of pottery production gradually disappeared and full-time specialization was the only recognizable kind of pottery production from the end of the 4th century A. D. At the same time the production centres for pottery became highly centralized and vessels became standardized.

In addition to the warships, the Russians also left behind numerous other types of vessels.

Eight vessels were sunk in the test in addition to LSM-60, including the aircraft carrier.