Definition of Metabolisms. Meaning of Metabolisms. Synonyms of Metabolisms

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Definition of Metabolisms

Metabolism
Metabolism Me*tab"o*lism, n. (Physiol.) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism).
Metabolism
Metabolism Me*tab"o*lism, n. (Biol.) The series of chemical changes which take place in an organism, by means of which food is manufactured and utilized and waste materials are eliminated.

Meaning of Metabolisms from wikipedia

- Metabolism (/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/, from Gr****: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions...
- Lipid metabolism is the synthesis and degradation of lipids in cells, involving the breakdown and storage of fats for energy and the synthesis of structural...
- Cell Metabolism is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering physiology, with an emphasis on understanding the molecular basis of how the body...
- Purine metabolism refers to the metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down purines that are present in many organisms. Purines are biologically synthesized...
- would emerge later, with these ****ure metabolisms better resembling modern metabolism. One critique for the metabolism-first hypothesis for abiogenesis is...
- Drug metabolism is the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems. More generally, xenobiotic metabolism...
- industrial processes or responsible for biogeochemical cycles. All microbial metabolisms can be arranged according to three principles: 1. How the organism obtains...
- Calcium metabolism is the movement and regulation of calcium ions (Ca2+) in (via the gut) and out (via the gut and kidneys) of the body, and between body...
- Metabolism (****anese: メタボリズム, Hepburn: metaborizumu, also shinchintaisha (新陳代謝)) was a post-war ****anese biomimetic architectural movement that fused ideas...
- accelerated use of linear metabolisms in urban environments is creating an impending global crisis as cities grow. More recently the metabolism frame of reference...