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Qualifier English:

metabolism

Qualifier Spanish:

metabolismo

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

metabolismo

Scope note:

Usado con órganos, células y fracciones subcelulares, organismos y enfermedades para los cambios bioquímicos y el metabolismo. Usado también con medicamentos y sustancias químicas para los cambios catabólicos (ruptura de moléculas complejas en moléculas simples). Para los procesos anabólicos (conversión de moléculas pequeñas a grandes) se usa BIOSÍNTESIS. Para enzimología, farmacocinética y secreción, usar los calificadores específicos.

Qualifier Portuguese:

metabolismo

Qualifier French:

métabolisme

Entry term(s):

biochemical pathways
biodegradation
biotransformation
catabolism
degradation
secretion

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000378

Scope note:

Used with organs, cells and subcellular fractions, organisms, and diseases for biochemical changes. It is used also with drugs and chemicals for catabolic changes (breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones). For anabolic processes (conversion of small molecules into large), BIOSYNTHESIS is used. For enzymology, pharmacokinetics, and secretion use the specific subheadings.

Annotation:

subheading only: includes "binding", "catabolism", "conversion", "degradation", "pathway", "splitting", "storage", "utilization"; not for "anabolism": use instead /biosynthesis; for "absorption", "release", "transport", "uptake" /pharmacokinetics is also available; for excretion into the blood use /blood, into the cerebrospinal fluid use /cerebrospinal fluid, into the urine use /urine; for biosynthesis or synthesis use /biosynthesis; for metabolic aspects of enzymes use /enzymology with Category A, B, and C terms

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Online Note:

search policy: Online Manual; use; main heading/ME or ME (SH) or SUBS APPLY ME; included /pharmacokinetics 1966-87

History Note:

66; used with Category A-D & F 1966-74; A-D & F3 1975-86; A-D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+ & PUERPERIUM+ 1987; A-D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING 1988; A-D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING+ 1989; A2-16, B-D & F3 1990 forward

Entry Version:

METAB

Abbreviation:

DeCS ID:

22044

Unique ID:

Q000378

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1973/12/27

Revision Date:

2018/07/09

metabolism - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030575
Scope note	Used with organs, cells and subcellular fractions, organisms, and diseases for biochemical changes. It is used also with drugs and chemicals for catabolic changes (breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones). For anabolic processes (conversion of small molecules into large), BIOSYNTHESIS is used. For enzymology, pharmacokinetics, and secretion use the specific subheadings.
Preferred term	metabolism

biodegradation - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030576
Preferred term	biodegradation

biotransformation - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030577
Preferred term	biotransformation

secretion - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030759
Scope note	Used for the discharge across the cell membrane, into the extracellular space or ducts, of endogenous substances resulting from the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs.
Preferred term	secretion

degradation - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030579
Preferred term	degradation

biochemical pathways - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030578
Preferred term	biochemical pathways

catabolism - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030583
Preferred term	catabolism

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