anabolism

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On the other end of the spectrum, anabolism refers to metabolic processes that build complex molecules out of simpler ones, such as the synthesis of macromolecules.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

There are two types of reactions that accomplish this: anabolism and catabolism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Both anabolism and catabolism occur simultaneously and continuously to keep you alive.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Metabolism is the sum of all of the chemical reactions that are involved in catabolism and anabolism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Woman's resistance to death is thus more marked at the two extremes of life, infancy and old age, the periods in which her anabolism is uninterrupted.

From Sex and Society by Thomas, William I.