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Introduction - Metabolism & Metabolic Disorders
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Metabolism is the sum total of all chemical and physical changes that take place in any organism that enables it to function and grow. It is nothing different from reactions taking place inside a chemistry laboratory. Just that it tends to happen in a more controlled way inside the body. The metabolic process is dependent on a number of factors such as enzymes and other chemical compounds for its completion. It can be represented as

Enzyme Y
↑
Substrate A→Product B→
Product C↓(Final end product)
Enzyme X

In a few cases, there is a block in any one of the steps of a reaction, either due to absence or deficiency of a particular enzyme. A disease arising out of such a defect is called a metabolic disorder.

Latest Publication and Research on Metabolic Defects - Updated on 12/06/2011

Maternal diabetes in pregnancy: early and long-term outcomes on the offspring and the concept of "metabolic memory". - Published by PubMed

A review of research trends in physiological abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders: immune dysregulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and environmental toxicant exposures. - Published by PubMed

Musculoskeletal conditions associated with Wilson's disease. - Published by PubMed

Tissue-specific expression of Sprouty1 in mice protects against high-fat diet-induced fat accumulation, bone loss and metabolic dysfunction. - Published by PubMed

Intermittent-relapsing pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency: a case with clinical, biochemical, and neuroradiological reversibility. - Published by PubMed

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