metabolic function

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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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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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Individuals homozygous for such defective alleles lack a normalmetabolicfunction, and this loss of function leads to the disease state.
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Clearly there is ametabolicfunction.
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The radioactive tracer crosses the blood-brain barrier and is taken up by cerebral tissue reflecting the cerebral blood flow and perfusion, and hence regionalmetabolicfunction.
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Juglone exerts its effect by inhibiting certain enzymes needed formetabolicfunction.
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Various reactive oxygen species, such as singlet oxygen, peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide, must be continually removed from cells to maintain healthymetabolicfunction.
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In spite of its resistance to being cultured, at least one potentially significantmetabolicfunction can be inferred through circumstantial evidence: nitrogen fixation.
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We provide the first characterization of myonectin, with in vitro and in vivo evidence that it is a novel myokine with importantmetabolicfunction.
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Genes coding for metabolic functions or virulence factors are the main targets for producing safe vaccine strains.
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Hepatocytes are organised into epithelial plates and are primarily responsible for metabolic functions in the liver.
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In addition to metabolic functions, inner segment mitochondria have been postulated to have optical functions.
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Nerve damage causes themetabolicfunctionof the cell to change from that of producing molecules for synaptic transmission to that of producing molecules for growth and repair.
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In animal studies it was found to improve insulin sensitivity and lower plasma glucose levels in fat, muscle and liver tissue, and increased mitochondrial andmetabolicfunction.
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Amylin'smetabolicfunctionis well-characterized as an inhibitor of the appearance of nutrient especially glucose in the plasma.
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The mitochondria are relatively sparse and are very far from the choroidal circulation, so they are unlikely to have either optical or metabolic functions.
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Greyhounds have a particular characteristic, to do with some of their metabolic functions, which makes them particularly suited to certain types of work.
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But if the absorption rate occurs much faster than it can be excreted, a build-up will occur in the body and a range of metabolic functions can be affected.
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It is a calorie-free, fat-free, sugar-free thirst quencher that is essential to the body's metabolic functions.
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These chemical compounds can have active metabolic functions, however.
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Recent areas of study have focused on the influence of probiotics on metabolic functions of their host.
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Sleep loss can affect the basic metabolic functions of storing carbohydrates and regulating hormones.
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