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Metabolism (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Anabolism
- Catabolism
- Metabolic Processes
- n: Metabolic Process
- n: Process, Metabolic
- n: Processes, Metabolic
See also:
general only as the metabolic process irrespective of substance; prefer /metab with organs, organisms, diseases, substances: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.44, 19.10+; DF: METAB
The chemical reactions that occur within the cells, tissues, or an organism. These processes include both the biosynthesis (ANABOLISM) and the breakdown (CATABOLISM) of organic materials utilized by the living organism.
METABOLIC PROCESSES was NON MESH 1992-97; TISSUE METABOLISM was heading 1963-65