The versatile compound is endostatin, a human protein that inhibits angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels in the body.

这种多功能化合物是内皮抑制素，一种抑制血管生成，即身体内新血管生长的人体蛋白质。

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Compound workouts are good for beginners and for toning certain parts of the body.

新手选择混合锻炼更好一些，对于增强身体的某一部分也很有帮助。

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Which explains why fillings dull with age. And the compound isn't absorbed by the body, which means it can't affect the body the way elemental mercury can.

这也解释了为什么时间久了这些填充物就显得暗淡无光，而这种化合物是无法被人体吸收的，也就意味着它不会像汞元素那样对人体造成损害。

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"If you compound losing body parts with losing friends, just getting in the water is a release, " he says, adding that fishing gave him enhanced dexterity because it helped him learn to walk on prosthetics in the water.

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AstraZeneca's scientists had to come up with a pill that could carry the compound safely through the body.

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Dr Blumberg believes the compound interferes with the body's normal fat-formation process, and puts its fat-storage mechanism on overdrive, plumping up the person.

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