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Chapter 26: Nutrition and Metabolism


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Chapter 26: Nutrition and Metabolism

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feeding center

931

anorexia

931

satiety center

931

hyperphagia

931

glucostat

931

hunger contractions

932

kilocalorie (kcal)

932

fuel

933

nutrient

933

macronutrient

933

micronutrient

933

RDA

933

essential nutrient

933

hypoglycemia

933

water-soluble fiber

935

water-insoluble fiber

935

glucose-sparing effect

935

protein-sparing effect

935

essential fatty acid

935

chylomicrons

936

high-density lipoprotein (HDL)

936

low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

936

very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)

936

lipoprotein lipase

936

essential amino acid

938

inessential amino acid

938

complete protein

938

incomplete protein

938

net protein utilization

938

positive nitrogen balance

938

negative nitrogen balance

938

hypervitaminosis

941

NAD+

942

FAD

942

glycolysis

942

pyruvic acid

943

PGAL

943

lactic acid

943

matrix reactions

943

membrane reactions

943

citric acid cycle

944

acetyl group

944

acetyl-coenzyme A

944

oxaloacetic acid

944

citric acid

944

electron-transport chain

945

flavin mononucleotide (FMN)

945

iron-sulfur center

945

coenzyme Q

945

cytochrome

945

proton pump

946

respiratory enzyme complex

946

ATP synthase

946

chemiosmotic mechanism

947

efficiency of respiration

947

glycogenesis

948

glycogenolysis

948

gluconeogenesis

948

lipogenesis

950

lipolysis

950

ß-oxidation

950

ketogenesis

950

amino acid pool

950

deamination

951

amination

951

transamination

951

ornithine cycle

951

absorptive state

952

postabsorptive state

952

metabolic rate

953

calorimeter

953

basal metabolic rate (BMR)

954

total metabolic rate

954

hypothermia

954

hyperthermia

954

thermoregulation

954

core temperature

954

shell temperature

954

radiation of heat

955

conduction of heat

955

convection

955

evaporative heat loss

955

forced convection

955

hypothalamic thermostat

956

peripheral thermoreceptor

956

heat-losing center

956

heat-promoting center

956

shivering thermogenesis

956

nonshivering thermogenesis

956

heat cramps

956

heat exhaustion

956

heatstroke

956

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