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There are also other types of neurons that have consistent effects on their targets, for example " excitatory " motor neurons in the spinal cord that release acetylcholine, and " inhibitory " spinal neurons that release glycine.
This cord is called the release cord.
The release cord may have a complex braid to add bulk to the end.
One cord of the sling is firmly attached to the stave and the other end has a loop that can slide off and release the projectile.
Baclofen also inhibits neural function presynaptically, by reducing calcium ion influx, and thereby reducing the release of excitatory neurotransmitters in both the brain and spinal cord.
It may also reduce pain in patients by inhibiting the release of substance P in the spinal cord, as well.
In cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, stroke and possibly multiple sclerosis, oligodendrocytes are thought to be damaged by excessive release of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
The diver can release them by pulling a cord.
Cinderella planned to tour in 2008 with Warrant, Lynch Mob, and Lynam, but on June 13 that year, Tim Heyne, the band's manager, said in a press release: “ It is with unbelievably deep regret that I must announce that Cinderella's Tom Keifer's left vocal cord has hemorrhaged, thereby making it impossible for him to sing in the immediate future .” Lebar was interviewed by Ultimate-Guitar and stated that Cinderella would love to make a new record but there were obstacles holding the group back.
Further high frequency TENS reduces excitation of central neurons that transmit nociceptive information, reduces release of excitatory neurotransmitters ( glutamate ) and increases the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters ( GABA ) in the spinal cord, and activates muscarinic receptors centrally to produce analgesia ( in effect, temporarily blocking the pain gate ).
China type clash cymbals need no handles as the squared bells can be held quite securely without them, and are often joined by a cord through the holes in their bells which allows the player to release the bells after striking producing less damping and greater sustain, and to swing the cymbals producing doppler effects.
Within minutes after spinal cord injury, damaged neural cells within the lesion site spill glutamate into the extracellular space where glutamate can stimulate presynaptic glutamate receptors to enhance the release of additional glutamate. Brain trauma or stroke can cause ischemia, in which blood flow is reduced to inadequate levels.
Li et al, " Na < sup >+</ sup >- K < sup >+</ sup >- ATPase inhibition and depolarization induce glutamate release via reverse Na +- dependent transport in spinal cord white matter " Neuroscience 107, 675 – 683 </ ref > This results in a buildup of glutamate and further damaging activation of glutamate receptors.
This release allows free exchange between CSF and nervous tissue of brain and spinal cord.
This action inhibits the release of pro-nociceptive neurochemicals like glutamate, calcitonin gene-related peptide ( CGRP ), and substance P in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in pain relief.
Just as Pryor is helping him in, the release cord from his harness becomes caught in the jagged metal surrounding the hole in the cockpit.

release and will
He will not curb his instinctual desires but release the energy within him that makes him feel truly and fully alive, even if it is only for this brief moment before the apocalypse of annihilation explodes on earth.
Slight tapping on the underside of mold will help release the clay, but too much agitation will cause the clay to become soft and will interfere with removal of clay from mold.
In time, these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce, riddling you with frambesia, the king's evil, sheep rot, and clonic spasm, until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry out for release.
Even with a release aid mechanism some of this effect will usually be experienced, since the string always accelerates faster than the retaining part of the mechanism.
In the Aeneid by Virgil, Juno offers Aeolus the nymph Deiopea as a wife if he will release his winds upon the fleet of Aeneas.
For example in the case of anthrax, it is likely that by 24 – 36 hours after an attack, some small percentage of individuals ( those with compromised immune system or who had received a large dose of the organism due to proximity to the release point ) will become ill with classical symptoms and signs ( including a virtually unique chest X-ray finding, often recognized by public health officials if they receive timely reports ).
The implication, seen in the closing scenes of the book, with the release of Jehoiachin and his restoration to a place of honour in Babylon, is the promise to David of an eternal dynasty is still in effect, and the Davidic line will be restored.
That is: in a non-deterministic GC system, if a resource or a resource like object requires manual resource management ( release / close ), and this object is used as ' part of ' another object, then the composed object will also become a resource like object that itself requires manual resource management ( release / close ).
It is the second concept album that they will release, after releasing The Emptiness in 2009.
For example, a system may not be able to reach a lower energy state by releasing energy into the environment, because it is hindered in some way from taking the path that will result in the energy release.
If a reaction results in a small energy release making way for more energy releases in an expanding chain, then the system will typically collapse explosively until much or all of the stored energy has been released.
The US and Australian releases will share one design while the rest of the world will feature the other for a new 2 CD October 2011 release.
" If you bind me so that I am unable to release myself, then you will be standing by in such a way that I should have to wait a long time before I got any help from you.
; In Preparation-Forgotten Futures XII: Empire of Earth: Announced with the release of FF XI, FF XII will be a setting based on Victorian stories of interplanetary and interstellar travel and warfare, primarily " The Struggle For Empire " by Robert W. Cole
Under the current release, AI players will engage in a very predictable, rules-based diplomacy.
While this event has no practical effect, the sautier issues a formal press release and the local newspaper will usually mention the news.
Others believe that the horseshoe should be hung the other way ( with the ends pointing down ), as it will then release its luck to the people around it.
Microsoft announced that they have discontinued the separate release of WinFS for Windows XP and Windows Vista and will gradually incorporate the technologies developed for WinFS in other products and technologies, notably Microsoft SQL Server.
According to a Cornell University press release from January 2009, the 2008 – 09 season will be the last Cornell-sponsored search, absent confirmation of the bird:
During these evaluations the court determines if any progress is made in treatment of the convict, and if it will be safe to release the convict into society.
He will release Rebel Soul on November 19, 2012, his label touts it as a return to form.

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Its second press release was on January 15, 1958, and it recommended that the secret papers be destroyed.
As with the penultimate Giselle release ( Wolff's abridgment for RCA Victor ) I find the cleaner, less razor-edged monophonic version, for all its lack of big-stage spaciousness, the more aurally tolerable -- but this may be the result of processing defects in my SD copies.
The only effect of lack of a center would then be to release the hydrogen atoms to occupy general, rather than special, positions along the ( 111 ) axis.
At the present time we do not know by what biochemical mechanism TSH acts on the thyroid, but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated, including release of iodine from the thyroid, increase in thyroid weight, increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of Af.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination was first remixed in 1987 for release on CD, and included narration by Orson Welles which had been recorded in 1975, but arrived too late to be included on the original album.
It may also have been to secure the release of the king from a vow to go on pilgrimage, if sources from after the Norman Conquest of England are to be believed.
Concepts such as the stress concentration factor and the strain energy release rate can be used to predict failure.
A critical energy release rate can be derived from the crack length during testing.
Fas-induced apoptosis can be blocked by use of FLIPs ( FLICE-inhibitory proteins, which inhibit caspases-8 and-10 ), Bcl-2 ( which prevents cytochrome c release and the subsequent activation of caspase 9 ), and CrmA ( Cytokine response modifier A ).
One mechanism for maintaining the blood pressure is the release of a protein called renin from cells in the kidney ( to be specific, the juxtaglomerular apparatus ).
" (" The Medieval Dead " would later be used as the film's subtitle for its UK release as Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead ).
The fabric of these crucibles is porous, probably designed to prevent a build up of pressure, and many have small holes in the lids which may be designed to release pressure or to add additional zinc minerals near the end of the process.
Many copies were mistakenly put on store shelves on the scheduled release date, only to be immediately recalled.
The primary function of the basal ganglia appears to be action selection: they send inhibitory signals to all parts of the brain that can generate motor behaviors, and in the right circumstances can release the inhibition, so that the action-generating systems are able to execute their actions.
" Given its general release in January 1931, City Lights proved to be a popular and financial success — eventually grossing over $ 5 million.
The Rayleigh Criterion implies that a thermoacoustic instability can be optimally controlled by having heat release oscillations 180 degrees out of phase with pressure oscillations at the same frequency.
A film can be both a major studio release and a cult film, particularly if despite its affiliation with a major studio, it failed to achieve broad success on either the theatrical or home video markets but was championed by a small number of dedicated film fanatics who seek out lesser-known offerings.
* Twist-lock: Have a security sleeve which must be manually rotated to disengage, but which springs closed automatically upon release.
A video game controller called the X-SKIN, using this system, was expected to be commercially available by 2010 to help make MMORPGs popular on console systems and ease entry of common data such as a username and password, but announcement of its release was available on the In10did website as of 4 March 2012.
In this instance, the release bearing can be known as a thrust bearing ( as per the image above ).
A number of studies have claimed that the reaction of pain receptors to the hotter ingredients in curries leads to the body's release of endorphins, curry is claimed to be one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs.
Evidence suggests a third release in 1938, consisting of toads being used for human pregnancy tests — many species of toad were found to be effective for this task, and were employed for about 20 years after the discovery was announced in 1948.
To release electrons into the tube, they first must be detached from the atoms of the cathode.

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