metabolism
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By restoring a healthier mucosal layer, the procedure aims to reset how the body responds to food, helping stabilize metabolism at a lower body weight after stopping medications like Ozempic.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
"They play roles in metabolism and releasing energy," she explains.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Zebrafish have become a valuable model for studying liver disease because their metabolism and liver function share important similarities with humans, while also allowing faster and more affordable experiments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
"Physiologically, macrophages can handle cholesterol metabolism," said Ivan Salladay-Perez, first author of the new study and a graduate student in the Covarrubias lab.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 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
Vocabulary lists containing metabolism
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