- A
nutrient is a
substance used by an
organism to survive, grow and reproduce. The
requirement for
dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi...
-
Proteins are
essential nutrients for the
human body. They are one of the
building blocks of body
tissue and can also
serve as a fuel source. As a fuel...
- life, but most are not.
Minerals are one of the four
groups of
essential nutrients; the
others are vitamins,
essential fatty acids, and
essential amino acids...
-
Eutrophication is a
general term
describing a
process in
which nutrients ac****ulate in a body of water,
resulting in an
increased growth of
organism that...
- A
nutrient ****, also
known as
feeding per ****,
rectal alimentation, or
rectal feeding, is an ****
administered to
provide nutrition in
cases where...
- The
nutrient artery (arteria nutricia, or
central artery),
usually accompanied by one or two
nutrient veins,
enters the bone
through the
nutrient foramen...
- are
known as the
nutrient foramina, and are
particularly large in the
shafts of the
larger long bones,
where they lead into a
nutrient canal,
which extends...
- In plants,
nutrient resorption is a
process in
which nutrients are
withdrawn from
senescing plant tissues. It acts as a
nutrient conservation mechanism...
-
Nutrient agar is a general-purpose
solid medium supporting growth of a wide
range of non-fastidious organisms. It
typically contains (m****/volume): 0.5%...
-
organisms with
nutrients,
which can be
metabolized to
create energy and
chemical structures.
Failure to
obtain the
required amount of
nutrients causes malnutrition...
