Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,914,949,295 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Metabolites

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
Metabolites 

substances produced in the cells, tissues, and organs of plants and animals during intermediary metabolism and participating in the subsequent processes of assimilation and dissimilation.

In physiology and medicine, metabolites usually include the products of intracellular metabolism subject to final breakdown and removal from the organism. On entering the blood, most metabolites participate in the humoral regulation of functions, exerting specific and nonspecific influences on biochemical and physiological processes.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Urine drug testing: Urine test is a common method of detecting opiate and its metabolites in urine specimen.
1724) conducted a cross-sectional study of uAs metabolites (%iAs, %MMA, and %DMA) among 778 Bangladeshi adults, many of whom were exposed to elevated As and were classified as cobalamin deficient.
Usually, immunoassay screening for benzodiazepines recognizes the presence of common drugs and metabolites after medical use or abuse.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.