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Chapter 3, Problem 4LTB
Which of the following is not a function of water?
- dispersing nutrients throughout the body;
- helping prevent cancer;
- helping to regulate body temperature:
- helping to regulate blood pressure
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Ch. 3 - Prob. 1LTBCh. 3 - Add labels to the figure that follows, which...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3LTBCh. 3 - Which of the following is not a function of water?...Ch. 3 - Prob. 5LTBCh. 3 - Prob. 6LTBCh. 3 - Prob. 7LTBCh. 3 - Prob. 8LTBCh. 3 - Which of the following forms of membrane transport...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10LTB
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