IVIV (1) Near the Airport

[Dave Monroe]

"Doc's office was located near the airport ..." (IV, Ch. 1, p. 143

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/PENGN-EMS/InherentVice._V218759443_.pdf


"near the airport, off East Imperial"

The southern edge of Watts. Imperial Highway goes from west to east
right after the Harbor Freeway, changing about a mile and a half from
the center of Watts.

http://inherent-vice.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_1#Page_13


Dr. Buddy Tubeside

Tubeside = a la bedside?  Bedside buddy?  But do recall ...

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0908&msg=140479

There may be more teevee in IV than in VL (cf.  m&g 'n' GR, sez 'n'  ...) ...


"'B12'-deficient customers"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp

Vitamin B12 is normally involved in the metabolism of every cell of
the body, especially affecting the DNA synthesis and regulation but
also fatty acid synthesis and energy production. However, many (though
not all) of the effects of functions of B12 can be replaced by
sufficient quantities of folic acid (another B vitamin), since B12 is
used to regenerate folate in the body. Most "B12 deficient symptoms"
are actually folate deficient symptoms....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12#Functions

See, e.g., ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDpt9iicEow


stewardii

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension


"pernicious anemia or vegetarian pregnancy"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernicious_anemia

B12 deficiency is the cause of pernicious anemia, a usually-fatal
disease of unknown etiology when it was first described in medicine.
The cure was discovered by accident. George Whipple had been inducing
anemia in dogs by bleeding them, and then conducting experiments in
which he fed them various foods to observe which diets allowed them
fastest recovery from the anemia produced....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12#History_of_B12_as_a_treatment_for_pernicious_anemia
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp#h6

... breast-fed infants of women who follow strict vegetarian diets
have very limited reserves of vitamin B12 and can develop a vitamin
B12 deficiency within months [7]. This is of particular concern
because undetected and untreated vitamin B12 deficiency in infants can
result in permanent neurologic damage. Consequences of such neurologic
damage are severe and can be irreversible. There are many case reports
in the literature of infants and children who suffered consequences of
vitamin B12 deficiency. It is very important for mothers who follow a
strict vegetarian diet to consult with a pediatrician regarding
appropriate use of vitamin B12 supplements for their infants and
children.

http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp#h5


Petunia Leeway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petunia
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leeway


"lascivious commentary"

http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/faq/naughty_nurse.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_stereotypes#Nymphomaniac


Frederick's of Hollywood

http://www.fredericks.com/


Do note of course what ELSE is typically "near the airport," e.g., ...

http://www.airportlounge.com/