Nickel: the essentials. Nickel is found as a constituent in most meteorites and often serves as one of the criteria for distinguishing a meteorite from other minerals. Iron meteorites, or siderites, may contain iron alloyed with from 5 to nearly 20% nickel. The USA 5-cent coin (whose nickname is nickel) contains just 25% nickel.
Common symptoms of VWD are: â¢ easy bruising. â¢ bleeding from nose and gums. â¢ prolonged bleeding from skin lacerations. â¢ bleeding from the gums when baby teeth fall out or after tooth extractions. â¢ heavy or prolonged bleeding during menstruation, called menorrhagia.
1. Brief description. Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a common abnormality of the process by which blood clots. In Doberman pinschers the problems caused by vWD are relatively mild. Excessive bleeding may occur in some circumstances, for example when affected animals are teething or in season.