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  2. Pacemaker (running) - Wikipedia

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    Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [] and Wilson Kigen [] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008. A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle-or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing.

  3. Pacesetter - Wikipedia

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    Pacesetter Ltd, a defunct company that published role-playing and board games; Pacesetter Park in Sylvania, Ohio, United States; Pacesetter Propeller Works, a manufacturer of aircraft propellers; Pacemaker (running), a runner used to help establish fast racing times; Pacesetter Systems, a defunct biotechnology company

  4. Cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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    The sinoatrial node (SA node) is the primary pacemaker of the heart. It is a region of cardiac muscle on the wall of the upper right atrium near to the superior vena cava entrance.

  5. Interstitial cell of Cajal - Wikipedia

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    Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are interstitial cells found in the gastrointestinal tract.There are different types of ICC with different functions. ICC and another type of interstitial cell, known as platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα) cells, are electrically coupled to smooth muscle cells via gap junctions, that work together as an SIP functional syncytium. [2]

  6. Dick Fosbury - Wikipedia

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    Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 – March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field.

  7. Timemaster - Wikipedia

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    The games company Pacesetter Ltd was founded by former employees of TSR who had left the company because they felt that in terms of role-playing games, it was headed in the wrong direction. [4] Although Pacesetter was short-lived, it produced several role-playing games within a one-year period, all based around the same house system of rules ...

  8. Basal electrical rhythm - Wikipedia

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    The basal or basic electrical rhythm (BER) or electrical control activity (ECA) is the spontaneous depolarization and repolarization of pacemaker cells known as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in the smooth muscle of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

  9. Sham (horse) - Wikipedia

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    As, by definition, Secretariat's official winning time of 1:59 2 ⁄ 5 is the equivalent of a time between 1:59.40 and 1:59.59 with 1/100 precision, [5] Sham's time can be estimated between 1:59.74 and 1:59.93, making him the second fastest horse in Kentucky Derby history.