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Broderick Crawford William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lester Crawford and Helen Broderick, he was stereotyped as a rough-talking tough guy, frequently a bad guy.
Broderie perse Broderie Perse is a method of applying a fabric, originally the colorful Chintz type fabrics of Europe, onto a background by hand sewing. This was done in order to randomly decorate it or establish a pictorial scene upon the background.
Brodick Castle Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was previously a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce is a fictional character played by Jason Lee in the Kevin Smith films Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He is depicted as an unemployed slacker, living with his parents and lacking the motivation and maturity appropriate to his age.
Brodie Creek, Little Rock, Arkansas Brodie Creek is an emerging neighborhood on the southwestern edge of Little Rock, Arkansas. Largely residential currently, Brodie Creek's proximity to Interstate 430 has spurred rapid commercial development since 2000.
Brodie landing system The Brodie landing system was a method of landing light aeroplane devised by James H Brodie, a Captain of the United States Air Force during World War II. The method of landing involved catching a hook attached to the plane upon a sling which itself was attached to a cable.
Brodie's law Brodie's Law is a Comic Book series created by Daley Osiyemi and David Bircham which tells the story of Anti-Hero, Jack Brodie, East end Gangster, expert thief and professional killer, who in a twist of fate gains the ability to steal his victims' souls and take on their appearance, memories and feelings.
Brodir Bróðir and Óspak of Man were two Danes mentioned in the 13th century Njal's Saga and the 12th century Cogadh Gaedhil re Gallaibh (lit "The war of the Gaels against the Foreigners") as key leaders in the Battle of Clontarf. Sigtrygg Silkbeard was sent by his mother Gormflaith to win their support against the High King of Ireland, Brian Ború: "There are two Danes lying off the Isle of Man with thirty ships...
Brodmann area 16 Brodmann area 16 is a subdivision of the cerebral cortex of the guenon defined on the basis of cytoarchitecture. It is a relatively undifferentiated cortical area that Brodmann regarded as part of the insula because of the relation of its innermost multiform layer (VI) with the claustrum (VICl).
Brodmann area 20 [area 20, or BA20, is part of the temporal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. The region encompasses most of the ventral temporal cortex, a region believed to play a part in high-level visual processing and recognition memory.
Brodmann area 21 [area 21, or BA21, is part of the temporal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. The region encompasses most of the lateral temporal cortex, a region believed to play a part in auditory processing and language.
Brodmann area 23 Brodmann area 23 (BA23) is a region in the brain corresponding to some portion of the posterior cingulate cortex. It lies between Brodmann area 30 and Brodmann area 31 and is located on the medial wall of the cingulate gyrus between the callosal sulcus and the cingulate sulcus.
Brodmann area 27 Area 27 of Brodmann-1909 is a cytoarchitecturally defined cortical area that is a rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus of the guenon (Brodmann-1909). It is commonly regarded as a synonym of presubiculum (Crosby-62).
Brodmann area 29 Brodmann area 29, also known as granular retrolimbic area 29, is a cytoarchitecturally defined portion of the retrosplenial region of the cerebral cortex. In the human it is a narrow band located in the isthmus of cingulate gyrus.
Brodmann area 30 Brodmann area 30, also known as agranular retrolimbic area 30, is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined retrosplenial region of the cerebral cortex. In the human it is located in the isthmus of cingulate gyrus.
Brodmann area 31 Brodmann area 31, also known as dorsal posterior cingulate area 31, is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined cingulate region of the cerebral cortex. In the human it occupies portions of the posterior cingulate gyrus and medial aspect of the parietal lobe.
Brodmann area 33 Brodmann area 33, also known as pregenual area 33, is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined cingulate region of cerebral cortex. It is a narrow band located in the anterior cingulate gyrus adjacent to the supracallosal gyrus in the depth of the callosal sulcus.
Brodmann area 36 Ectorhinal area 36 is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined temporal region of cerebral cortex. With its medial boundary corresponding approximately to the rhinal sulcus it is located primarily in the fusiform gyrus.
Brodmann area 49 In the rodent, the parasubiculum is a retrohippocampal isocortical structure, and a major component of the subicular complex. It receives numerous subcortical and cortical inputs, and sends major projections to the superficial layers of the entorhinal cortex (Amaral & Witter, 1995).
Brodmann area 5 [area 5 is part of the parietal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. It is situated immediately posterior to the primary somatosensory areas (Brodmann areas 1, 2 and 3), and anterior to Brodmann area 7.
Brodmann area 6 [area 6, or BA6, is part of the frontal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. Situated just anterior to the primary motor cortex (BA4), it is composed of the premotor cortex and medially the supplementary motor area, or SMA.
Brodmann area 7 [area 7 is part of the parietal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. Situated posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex (Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2), and superior to visual cortices (Brodmann areas 17, 18 and 19), this region is believed to play in visuo-motor coordination (e.
Brodmann area 8 [area 8, or BA8, is part of the frontal] [[cerebral cortex | cortex in the human brain. Situated just anterior to the premotor cortex (BA6), it includes the frontal eye fields (so-named because they are believed to play an important role in the control of eye movements).
Brodney Pool Brodney Pool (born May 24, 1984 in Houston, Texas) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was selected with the second pick of the second round (34th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Oklahoma.
Brodnica Brodnica (IPA: ; ) is a town in northern Poland with 27,400 inhabitants as of 1995. Previously in Toruń Voivodeship from 1975-1998, Brodnica has been situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.
Brodsky Quartet The Brodsky Quartet is an internationally acclaimed British string quartet, in existence since 1972, though only Paul Cassidy is an original member. In addition to performing outstanding classical music, they have notably collaborated with such eminent rock and pop figures as Björk, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.
Brodsworth Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,875.
Brodsworth Colliery Brodsworth Colliery was a colliery in South Yorkshire, England that closed in 1990; renowned for the superb model village of Woodlands which housed its workers. The nearby Brodsworth Hall belongs to English Heritage and is a highly regarded stately home.
Brodsworth Hall Brodsworth Hall, situated 5 miles to the North West of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, is one of the most complete surviving examples of a Victorian Country House in England, and remains virtually unchanged since the 1860's.
Brody Admissions Brody Admissions is a national admissions and test preparation firm. Brody offers counseling and essay assistance to college, law school, and business school applicants, as well as courses and private tutoring for the SAT, ACT, and LSAT.
Brody Castle Brody Castle (, Brodivskyi zamok) is a castle located in the city of Brody, part of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. The structure was built between 1630 and 1635 by Stanisław Koniecpolski, based on a design of a French engineer.
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University The Brody School of Medicine is the Medical School at East Carolina University. The Brody School of Medicine is ranked sixth in the nation in primary care, tied with Duke University, the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Wisconsin.
Brody Theater The Brody Theateris a theater group in Portland, Oregon whose sole focus is improvisation. They operated out of a basement theater underneath the Bullring Restaurant on Portland's northwest side from 1996 to 2006.
Broederbond The Afrikanerbond or, as it has been known throughout most of its history, the Afrikaner Broederbond (or simply Die Broederbond), is a fraternal organization dedicated to the promotion of the interests of Afrikaners. The society was active during the rise to power of the Afrikaner nationalists and during the apartheid years most government ministers and many influential Afrikaner churchmen, academics, professionals, military officers and policemen were members of this very successful and tightly-knit secret society ).
Broek in Waterland Broek in Waterland () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland with about 2350 inhabitants. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and is situated about 8 km south of Purmerend and 8km northeast of Amsterdam.
Broey Elector Broey is the chief antagonist in Frank Herbert's science fiction novel The Dosadi Experiment. As the ruler of the planet Dosadi, the Gowachin Broey is slow to recognize the race riots between human and Gowachin in the warrens of Chu as the beginning of a world war orchestrated by a mid-level functionary in his organization named Keila Jedrik.
Brogan-Fletcher Enterprise Brogan Fletcher enterprise is a large blue chip company established in the sunny city of Pensacola Florida in 1990. Originally called the Brogan Project, Ted Brogan the founder recruited a young sharp shooting Brad Fletcher to help rise this global business empire.
Brogdale Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, located beside the M2 motorway two miles south of Faversham. It is one of several hamlets making up the civil parish of Ospringe and is in the local government district of Swale.
Brogues Brogues, often called Wingtips in the USA, are low-heeled shoes that are made of heavy and untanned leather, said to have originated in Scotland and Ireland. Brogue also refers to Oxford shoes that have fringe or wing tips.
Broharris Canal The Broharris Canal is a canal situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was constructed in the 1820s when a cut, some 2 miles long on the south shore of Lough Foyle near Ballykelly was made in the direction of Limavady.
Broholmer The Broholmer, also called the Danish Broholmer, is a molosser breed of dog from Denmark, recognized by the Danish Kennel Club and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. It is a large guardian breed which was named after Sehested of Broholm, a game-keeper who lived in the 1700s.
Broch of Gurness The Broch of Gurness is located on the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. Dating from the first millenium BCE, it is an example of what is known as a broch village, a settlement clustered around a central broch.
Brochette In cooking, en brochette refers to food cooked, and sometimes served, on brochettes, or skewers. The French term generally applies to French cuisine, while other terms like shish kebab, satay, or souvlaki describe the same technique in other cuisines.
Brochosome Brochosomes are intricately structured microscopic secretory granules produced by leafhoppers (the family Cicadellidae of the insect order Hemiptera) and typically found on their body surface and, more rarely, eggs. Brochosomes have been discovered in 1952 with the aid of an electron microscope.
Broiling Broiling (exclusive to American English) or grilling (elsewhere in the English speaking world) is a process of cooking food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food, most commonly from above. Heat transfer to the food is primarily via thermal radiation.
Broke (Modest Mouse song) "Broke" was the first single released by Modest Mouse, on March 26, 1996 on the Sub Pop label. A copy of the songs on the single were later released on Interstate 8, although both were different recordings.
Broke, New South Wales Broke is a village of approximately 400 people in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is located 157 kilometres to the north of Sydney on the original early colonial road from Sydney to Singleton (26 kilometres north).
Brokeback Mountain parodies Brokeback Mountain has garnered a number of parodies of its central plot, two men in a forbidden homosexual relationship. With the release of Brokeback to the Future (a parody trailer that combined clips from the Back to the Future trilogy, along with themes and music from Brokeback Mountain, to create a humorous interpretation of the Back to the Future films), this led to a mass media and Internet phenomenon with scores of videos using footage from films and television shows that has been edited to suggest a Brokeback Mountain-like romantic relationship between other characters.
Brokedown Palace Brokedown Palace is an American film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. A soundtrack album, Brokedown Palace: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, accompanied the film's August 1999 U.
Broken (film) The Broken Movie is a full length music video used by Nine Inch Nails to promote their Broken EP, released in 1992. It is a compilation video, as each video in the package was recorded separately and then edited together, with the exception of "Gave Up.
Broken Allegiance Broken Allegiance is a fan film that made its debut on the internet in April 2002, created by Australian fans of the Star Wars franchise. It is a live-action drama set in the Star Wars universe, taking place a few weeks between the events in A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
Broken Angel House Broken Angel or the Broken Angel house is a building located at 4 Downing Street in the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, at the intersection of Downing and Quincy street. The house was featured prominently as a backdrop in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party, and has been in the local news as a result of a fire on October 10 2006 and citations for building code violations.
Broken Angels Broken Angels (2003) is a military science fiction novel by Richard Morgan. It is set in the same universe and has the same protagonist as his previous novel, Altered Carbon, but it is not a traditional sequel and the story can be read on its own.
Broken Arrow (1950 film) Broken Arrow was the name of a western released in 1950. It was directed by Delmer Daves and starred James Stewart and Jeff Chandler. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won a Golden Globe award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding. It made history as the first major Western since the Second World War to side with the Indians.
Broken Arrow (song) "Broken Arrow" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young and recorded by Buffalo Springfield on their 1967 album Buffalo Springfield Again. It was recorded in August and September 1967 at Columbia Recording Studios and Sunset Sound Recorders.
Broken Arrow (TV series) Broken Arrow was a Western series which told a fictionalized account of the historical relationship between Indian agent Tom Jeffords (played by John Lupton) and the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise (played by Michael Ansara). It was based on the novel Blood Brother by Elliott Arnold, which was made into the movie Broken Arrow in 1950.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Broken Arrow is a city located in northeastern Oklahoma in Tulsa County. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa and now the 3rd largest city in the state (when not including the military population in the city of Lawton).
Broken Arrows Broken Arrows is the name of an upcoming drama film to be released in 2007. It is written, directed, and produced by Reid Gershbein, executive producer Sergey Brin, and stars Lori Petty, Peter Quartaroli, and Mackenzie Firgens.
Broken beat Broken beat is an electronic music genre first appearing at the end of the 20th century and pioneered by Goya Music Distribution. Appearing in the western parts of London, the genre is also referred to as West London, mainly because Goya Music's offices were in London's Ladbroke Grove, W11, as were most of the participating artists studios.
Broken biscuits Broken biscuits are collections of biscuits that have become damaged in the biscuit factory, often as a result of their inherently crumbly nature. Broken biscuits are particurlarly popular in the United Kingdom.
Broken Bow Lake Broken Bow Lake is a man-made lake in southeast Oklahoma, located on Mountain Fork River and north of the town of Broken Bow. It is one of the largest lakes within the state of Oklahoma, and a popular tourist destination for locals and visitors from neighboring Texas.
Broken Bow Savages Broken Bow High School's athletics teams are called the Savages, a nickname that is sometimes associated with Native Americans. Broken Bow became known as the "Savages" in 1924, before that year, they were known as the Scouts.
Broken Bridges Broken Bridges is a 2006 film starring Toby Keith and Kelly Preston. The film, a music-drama, is centred on a fading country singer's return to his hometown, where he is reunited with his former sweetheart and estranged daughter.
Broken Bridges (film) Broken Bridges is a 2006 film about a fading country music star (played by Toby Keith who provided the original music) who returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time. It was written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, and directed by Steven Goldmann.
Broken consort A broken consort (also called Morley consort or English consort) is an instrumental ensemble that developed in Europe during the Renaissance. It originally referred to ensembles featuring instruments from more than one family of instruments, as for example a group featuring both string and wind instruments.
Broken Complex Records Broken Complex Records is an independent record label based out of the San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles. The label was established in 2004 by local musicians to encourage the proliferation of quality music.
Broken diagonal A broken diagonal is a sequence of n diametrically-positioned cells in a panmagic square which spans the vertical boundary. Examples of broken diagonals from the below square are as follows: 3,12,14,5, 10,1,7,16, 10,13,7,4, 15,8,2,9, 15,12,2,5, and 6,13,11,4.
Broken Down: The EP Broken Down: The EP is the third release by Christian rock band Pillar and features a demo version of the hit song "Bring Me Down" also, it features live acoustic versions and studio acoustic versions of songs on the second debut album, Fireproof.
Broken English film 2007 Broken English (2007) is an American film written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes. The film is set in New York City where a woman in her thirties has little luck finding love until she meets Julian, a quirky Frenchman, who sweeps her of her feet and opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
Broken Glass (play) Broken Glass is a 1994 play by Arthur Miller, focusing on a couple in New York City in 1938, the same time of Kristallnacht, in Nazi Germany. The play's title is derived from Kristallnacht, which is also known as the Night of Broken Glass.
Broken Gopher Ink Broken Gopher Ink are a team of playwrights whose quirky and vicious "comedies" have been produced in theatres throughout the US and the UK. Starting in the 1980s, Broken Gopher Ink began a series of off-Broadway shows which later became known for their nihilistic comedy and anti-theatre sensibility.
Broken heart A broken heart is a common metaphor used when a human being suffers an emotional or physical loss, to the extent that it begins to cause them physical or physiological pain. This condition is known as 'heartbreak'.
Broken hearts on ice Broken Hearts On Ice is an American avant-garde music project headed by young musician Andrew Grathwohl, owner and operator of G-Wohl Productions. It has exhibited an eclectic range of musical influences and has released a similarly-varied discography.
Broken Halo Broken Halo is a melodic rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Formed in 2002 by guitarist Jared Daniels and vocalist Doug McArthur, the band went through several incarnations before settling on drummer Kyle Patterson and bassist Dan Poperechny.
Broken Hill Football League The Broken Hill Football League (BHFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Broken Hill region of New South Wales, Australia. Although located in the state of New South Wales the league is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League.
Broken Hill, New South Wales Broken Hill is an isolated mining city and Local Government Area (see City of Broken Hill) in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 21,000. It is located near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (#32) and the Silver City Highway, in the Barrier Range.
Broken Lizard Broken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. The five members of the group are Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske.
Broken Notes Broken Notes is a non-profit collaboration of musicians, whom mainly create music inspired by the audio works of Akira Yamaoka for the "Silent Hill" series. They have also done music inspired by other video games such as "Resident Evil", "Siren (video game)", "Syberia", "Final Fantasy VIII", and "Super Mario Bros.
Broken plural In linguistics, broken plurals are a grammatical phenomenon typical in many Semitic languages of the Middle East and Ethiopia in which a singular noun is "broken" to form a plural by having its root consonant embedded in a different "frame", rather than by merely adding a prefix or suffix to the original singular noun.
Broken Rainbow Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona. The Navajo were relocated to aid mining speculation in a process that began in the 1970s and continues to this day.
Broken silence Foxy Brown is up to her old tricks on her third album, Broken Silence. She is still the undisputed queen of materialism, evident on "Fallin'," where she drops names of countless designer brands, rapping about Range Rovers, Gucci, Prada, etc.
Broken symmetry Broken symmetry is a concept used in mathematics and physics when an object breaks either rotational symmetry or translational symmetry. That is, when one can only rotate an object in certain angles or when one is able to tell if the object has been shifted sideways (unless one shifts by a whole number of lattice units).
Broken Saints Broken Saints is an award-winning, partially animated, Flash-animated film series by Brooke Burgess, Ian Kirby, and Andrew West. First published in 2001, it is a hybrid of the comic and animation art forms that its creators refer to as a "cinematic novel.
Broken Sword Broken Sword is an adventure game series created by game designer Charles Cecil of Revolution Software. The game series revolves around the adventures of George Stobbart and Nico Collard in fictitious stories based on history and mythology.
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (known as Circle of Blood in the United States) is a third-person Point-and-click adventure computer game released to the PC on November 5, 1996. It was released on the PlayStation in December that same year and on the GBA 19 March, 2002.
Broken Toy Shop Broken Toy Shop (1993) is singer/songwriter E's second album, and his last as a solo artist before forming the band Eels. According to his official website , this album's cover is his least favorite of any of his releases.
Broken Trail Broken Trail is a June 2006 revisionist Western miniseries that originally aired on American Movie Classics as their first original movie. It stars Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church, and was directed by Walter Hill.
Broken Van Broken Van is a 2000 posthumous release by The Broadways. Interestingly, the title "Broken Van" appears nowhere on the CD package (not on the front or back covers, on the printed side of the disc, nor in the booklet), but advance promos copies of the CD were emblazoned with the title and it is identified as such in Asian Man's print and online catalogs.
Brokenbeat Radio Brokenbeat radio is a Philadelphia based online radio station. It specialises in broken beat music and posts radio shows on a fortnightly/monthly basis by DJs such as Ayro, King Britt, Dogdaze, Intuit or other guest DJs.
Brokenclaw Brokenclaw, first published in 1990, was the tenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.
Broker Dealer Exchange Broker Dealer Exchange, LLC (often referred to as BDX) is an investment bank. Headquartered in downtown New York at Hannover Square, BDX operates from several offices in New York, Los Angeles, St Petersburg and London.
Broker's call Individuals may borrow on margin a part of the funds they use to buy their securities from their broker. The broker, in turn, may borrow funds from a bank (with an agreement to repay the bank immediately on call).
Brokers Tip Brokers Tip (1930-1953) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse in history whose sole win came in the Kentucky Derby. His Derby win went down in history as the "Fighting Finish," in which his jockey (Don Meade) and the jockey aboard rival Head Play (Herb Fisher) literally fought one another atop their mounts down the homestretch.
Broma process The Broma process is a method used to remove cocoa butter from cacao beans. In about 1865 Domingo Ghirardelli discovered that by hanging a bag of ground cacao beans in a warm room, the cocoa butter would drip off, leaving behind a residue that can then be converted into ground cocoa.
Bromazepam Bromazepam (marketed under brand names Calmepam, Compendium, Creosedin, Durazanil, Lectopam, Lexaurin, Lexomil, Lexotan, Lexotanil, Normoc, Somalium)PubChem Substance: Bromazepam National Center of Biotechnology Information. is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative.
Bromberg district Bromberg was the northern of two administrative districts (, ) of the Province of Posen (1849-1918) by the Prussian administration and its predecessor the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Poznań (1815-1849). The administrative center was in the city of Bromberg (modern-day Bydgoszcz).
Bromborough railway station Bromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the Bromborough area of the Wirral, England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
Bromborough Rake railway station Bromborough Rake railway station is one of two stations serving the Bromborough area of the Wirral, England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
Brome Fair The Brome Fair ("Exposition Brome" in French) is an agricultural fair held in the tiny village of Brome in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It takes place annually on Labor Day weekend.
Bromelain Bromelain is not a single substance, but rather a collection of enzymes and other compounds. It is a mixture of sulfur-containing protein-digesting enzymes—called proteolytic enzymes or proteases—and several other substances in smaller quantities including: peroxidase, acid phosphatase, protease inhibitors, and calcium.
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