Metabolism

Metabolism

The sum of biological and chemical reactions occuring in an organ-ism, when the process of substance conversions in the cells, from the point of start to the point when final products are formed, takes place (e.g., metabolism of albumen, metabolism of glucose, metabolism of medicines).

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