Despite extensive (and valiant) attempts to research it, much remains a mystery about the hippo's gooey antibiotic sunscreen. Saikawa's team hypothesizes that the animal synthesizes it from amino acids (the building blocks of protein) in the presence of oxygen.
1 Gastroileal reflex is one of the ways in which gastric motility influences intestinal motility. 2  When there is vigorous gastric peristalsis of increased secretion, it stimulates peristalsis in the ileum.
What is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome? RSD is an older term used to describe one form of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Both RSD and CRPS are chronic conditions characterized by severe burning pain, most often affecting one of the extremities (arms, legs, hands, or feet).