Energy Metabolism
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Energy Metabolism. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Energy Metabolism.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Basal Metabolism - Heat production, or its measurement, of an organism at the lowest level of cell chemistry in an inac...
Citric Acid Cycle - A series of oxidative reactions in the breakdown of acetyl units derived from GLUCOSE; FATTY ACIDS; ...
Electron Transport - The process by which ELECTRONS are transported from a reduced substrate to molecular OXYGEN. (From B...
Energy Metabolism - The chemical reactions involved in the production and utilization of various forms of energy in cell...
Glycolysis - A metabolic process that converts GLUCOSE into two molecules of PYRUVIC ACID through a series of enz...
Lipid Peroxidation - Peroxidase catalyzed oxidation of lipids using hydrogen peroxide as an electron acceptor....
Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial - The voltage difference, normally maintained at approximately -180mV, across the INNER MITOCHONDRIAL ...
Oxidation-Reduction - A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-d...
Oxidative Phosphorylation - Electron transfer through the cytochrome system liberating free energy which is transformed into hig...
Pentose Phosphate Pathway - An oxidative decarboxylation process that converts GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE to D-ribose-5-phosphate via 6...
Photophosphorylation - The use of light to convert ADP to ATP without the concomitant reduction of dioxygen to water as occ...
Proton-Motive Force - Energy that is generated by the transfer of protons or electrons across an energy-transducing membra...
Substrate Cycling - A set of opposing, nonequilibrium reactions catalyzed by different enzymes which act simultaneously,...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
