metabolism
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During deep sleep, the body releases growth hormone, a powerful chemical messenger that helps build muscle, strengthen bones, and regulate fat metabolism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The newly identified feedback system may have implications that extend beyond physical growth and metabolism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
These compounds are important because they illustrate how closely microbial activity and human metabolism are connected.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
One important finding involved PPAR-alpha, a protein that helps regulate fat metabolism in the liver.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Together, these items weighed between 12 and 18 pounds, depending upon a man’s habits or rate of metabolism.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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
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
Starting in 2015, Hittinger's team sequenced the genomes and studied the metabolisms of nearly every known species of a group of yeasts distantly related to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, better known as baker's yeast.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
By then, our metabolisms were high enough to keep us conscious and alive.
From Perfect Control by Richard Stockham
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