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Adrenaline earrings | 18K gold vermeil
Some people are at their calmest when everyone else's heart is racing. These adrenaline earrings in 18K gold vermeil are a gift for the emergency doctor, paramedic or intensive care nurse in your life, and for anyone who knows exactly how a racing heart feels.
Who It's For
- an emergency doctor or anaesthetist, when she finishes her residency
- a paramedic or intensive care nurse, for her birthday
- a pharmacology student, when her exams are behind her
- someone who wears the adrenaline necklace in gold vermeil and would like the earrings to go with it
- yourself, if gold vermeil is what you wear every day
Built for Speed
Most hormones take a while to act. Adrenaline does not. Its main source, the adrenal medulla on top of each kidney, is wired straight to the nervous system. When the brain senses danger, a nerve signal reaches the gland and its cells release adrenaline into the blood almost at once. Within moments the heart beats faster, the airways open and stored sugar is freed for the muscles. The blood clears it within a few minutes, so once the danger passes the rush soon fades.
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FAQ
How big are they, and how do the hoops close?
Each molecule is 19 mm (about three quarters of an inch), about the size of a US penny. They hang just below the earlobe from thin 17.5 mm gold vermeil hoops. Each hoop has a small hinged section that opens, passes through the piercing and clicks shut. 18K gold vermeil means 2.5 microns of 18K gold over solid sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic.
Is there a silver pair?
Yes. The adrenaline earrings also come in sterling silver, with the same 19 mm molecules on 17.5 mm hoops. Choose the finish the recipient already wears: the design is the same in both. To go with them, the adrenaline necklace also comes in gold vermeil.
Is delivery free, and what if they aren't right?
Yes. DHL Express delivers free in 1-5 business days worldwide, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. They arrive in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If they aren't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies to unworn earrings.
Why do Americans say epinephrine?
Because of a trademark. In 1900 the Japanese chemist Jōkichi Takamine, working in New York, purified the hormone, and from 1901 the drug company Parke-Davis sold it in America under the brand name Adrenalin. Doctors there needed a name that was not a brand, so they used epinephrine, a word the American pharmacologist John Jacob Abel had coined for his own adrenal extract. In Britain and most of Europe, scientists already said adrenaline, so it stayed the everyday name. The two words still split the medical world today.
Molecules
Delve into the hidden elegance of science with our meticulously crafted jewelry, inspired by the intricate structures of chemical molecules. Each piece serves as a tactile tribute to the building blocks of life and matter, capturing the allure of atoms and bonds in precious metals. A harmonious fusion of art and science, these creations are more than mere accessories; they're a celebration of the enigmatic beauty that underpins our universe.
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