The clinical picture of shock liver is so characteristic and resolves so rapidly that there should be no confusion with other causes of marked elevations of transaminase levels. PMID: 4071167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] MeSH Terms. Adult; Aged; Alanine Transaminase/blood; Alkaline Phosphatase/blood; Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood; Bilirubin/blood
Re: Does the sunflower have a distinct smell to it? Apparently, modern western sunflowers have no smell, so these are probably the ones you saw at the florist. However, a few months ago, I saw a different breed of smaller sunflowers that were quite fragrant. The smell wasn't floral, but reminded me of honey, so these are probably the ones used in perfumery.
Photograph by Roger Hutchings, In Pictures/Corbis. With a name like corpse flower, you know the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) isn't going to be smelling like a rose. But until you've gotten up close and personal with the putrid plant, it's not clear just how terrible a flower can smell.A flash of diaper..ative to Indonesia, the corpse flower favors high heat and humidity and ample space. Though the plant itself is relatively uncommon, the tricks it plays are also used by other members of the plant kingdom. Take the rafflesia, for instance, the giant, dark-red rainforest plant native to Southeast Asia.