Category: M

The body weight raised to the three- fourths power (W3,/4) metabolism.  

The intensity at which the body produces energy. The metabolic rate is the rate of energy expenditure. Basal metabolic rate refers to energy expenditure at rest, just after waking. Amount of energy expended in a given period. The rate of utilization of energy. This is usually measured at a time when the subject is completely…

Psychotic reactions associated with metabolic disturbances.  

The total amount of a specific substance in the body that is in a state of active turnover, e.g., the amino acid pool or vitamin D pool. Subtractions from and additions to the pool are constantly being made, metabolism. All of the chemical compounds included in metabolic processes in the body.  

Activities related to metabolism. The essential mechanisms required for the sustenance and well-being of a living organism.    

A disruption of the normal processes of anabolism or catabolism inborn errors of metabolism.  

A cell that is not dividing.  

A substance that reverses or inhibits the physical or chemical processes by which living organisms produce and maintain life.  

Chemical processes that involve the body’s use of food to convert it into energy and to create new or repair old tissues, metabolism. The collective series of biochemical reactions occurring within the body, essential for the preservation of life.  

An acronym for metabolic equivalent of resting oxygen uptake. It is expressed in millimeters per kilogram of body weight per minute.