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catabolic

adjective as in retrograde

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Reducing anabolic drive increases the catabolic drive, in other words, building of muscle is inhabited.

The first is composed of primary metabolites, which are molecules produced by the catabolic and anabolic reactions that are required for cellular growth and homeostasis.

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The loss of multiple catabolic pathways has an additive effect on colonization.

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Well, stress has an effect on cortisol, which is a catabolic hormone.

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The smell of cut grass, for example, comes from a catabolic process.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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