metabolic demand

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metabolic
adjective
uk
/met.əˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/met̬.əˈbɑː.lɪk/
relating to metabolism (= the chemical processes within the body required ...
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demand
noun
uk
/dɪˈmɑːnd/us
/dɪˈmænd/
a ...
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(Definition ofmetabolicanddemandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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High concentrations of toxic substrates, dissolved in the organic phase, partition to cells in the aqueous phase based on the cellularmetabolicdemand.
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This study showed that, althoughmetabolicdemandreturned to baseline, cerebralflowof blood was decreased two and four hours subsequent to arrest.
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The small size and highmetabolicdemandof these patients require miniaturized but efficient equipment.
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An elevated jugular venous saturation suggests decreasedmetabolicdemandand adequate, even cooling.
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Local response of the primate retinal microcirculation to increasedmetabolicdemandinduced by flicker.
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The fact that the ratio during moderate hypothermia is less than normothermic values, even with a-stat management, indicates flow decreases less with hypothermia than doesmetabolicdemand.
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Barbiturates like pentobarbital can act like free radical scavengers as well decrease intracranial blood volume by reducing cerebralmetabolicdemand.
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Local metabolic control (based onmetabolicdemand) is the most important mechanism of control of coronary flow.
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Without a complex circulatory system, low concentrations of oxygen can not reach the centre of an organism quickly enough to supply itsmetabolicdemand.
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When these neurons no longer carry on sprouting, fatigue occurs due to the increasingmetabolicdemandof the nervous system.
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Brain perfusion is essential for life since the brain has a highmetabolicdemand.
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Their metabolic demands during their first lactation were being adequately met by dietary intake as is apparent in continued weight gain.
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Insults that occur during a period of accelerated development may have more pronounced effects due to the increased metabolic demands of the developing structures.
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The placenta also has considerable metabolic demands and may compete for nutrients available along the fetal supply line.
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With specialized cells and high metabolic demands, the optic nerve and retina are vulnerable to toxic exposure.
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The causes of growth failure are multifactorial and include chronic lung infection, poor absorption of nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract, and increasedmetabolicdemanddue to chronic illness.
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A predicted flow of 7 ml"kg"1"min1 is necessary to meet cerebral metabolic demands at this temperature.
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This may be hampered by a high residual acid load after circulatory arrest and from the increasing metabolic demands of the rewarming brain.
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The cardiac muscle is composed of myocytes which initiate their own contraction without the help of external nerves (with the exception of modifying the heart rate due tometabolicdemand).
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