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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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Blood samples were also collected so the team could examine changes involving metabolism, immune activity, molecular signaling, and other biological processes.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

While the peptide’s risks and side effects are few, and its effects on mouse metabolism compelling, no one knows how long-term use affects humans yet, or what formula or dosage would be most effective.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Walk into most grocery stores or gyms, and you’ll find a wall of sleek cans with the caffeine of roughly three espresso shots, zero sugar and sans-serif pledges to accelerate metabolism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Scientists already know that changes in amino acid availability can affect cellular metabolism and signaling.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Freezing a cell was like pressing a pause button: cell division, metabolism, and everything else simply stopped, then resumed after thawing as if you’d just pressed play again.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

However, once temperatures rose, their slow metabolisms could no longer keep up.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The higher temperatures promote algae growth by allowing their metabolisms to shift into overdrive.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

While mice and humans have different metabolisms, these findings may point to new therapeutic approaches or diet recommendations to help control cancer growth.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2025

Smaller animals also typically require more nutrient-dense food than larger ones, because they have faster metabolisms and consume more energy per unit of body mass.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2024

We know in fact almost nothing about these metabolisms.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William




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