DefinitionsThe movement of ocean water is one of the twoprincipal sources of discrepancy between dead reckonedand actual positions of vessels. Water in motion is called acurrent; the direction toward which it moves is called set,and its speed is called drift.
Human RBC precursors are obtained by (i) separating glycophorin A(+) (gly A(+)) cells using a magnetic cell sorting (MACS) technique and by (ii) ex vivo expansion of precursors BFU-E (burst forming unit-erythroid) on methylcellulose semi-solid culture media from mononuclear cells of cord blood.
An a1c is the average blood sugar over a 2-3 month period. A serum glucose is the blood sugar at the time the blood test is obtained. Both can be used to diagnosed diabetes (a1c and fasting glucose) although a1c is a more stable parameter. In brief: Duration. An a1c is the average blood sugar over a 2-3 month period. A serum glucose is the blood sugar at the time the blood test is obtained.