A Pound of Flesh

No value for a pound of flesh: extending market-inalienability of the human body.

Inhibiting tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme: a pound of flesh without the blood?

Angiotensin-converting enzyme catalyzes the formation of angiotensin II (Ang II) from Ang I but also degrades bradykinin (BK). Ang II, acting through the AT1 receptor, is a potent vasoconstrictor, stimulates norepinephrine release from sympathetic nerve terminals in the heart, and causes hypertrophy of cardiac myocytes. BK, via activation of the BK2 receptor, stimulates the release of NO and pr...

Pound , Roscoe ( 1870 - 1964 )

Nber Working Paper Series a Pound of Flesh or Just Proxy? Using Twin Differences to Estimate the Effect of Birth Weight on Life Chances

The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. ABSTRACT Recent research into the implications of low birth weight may be plagued by unobserved variable bias. It is unclear whether the later-life consequences found to be associated with low birth weight are a true effect of " poundage " at birth, or whether this associat...

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