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Deficiency of Inorganic Salts in Living Organisms | Biology

It has been noted that the salts are more important for our life than food. Salt starvation will bring about an earlier death than food starvation. In animals natural salt deficiency never takes place, enough being present in food. In man also total salt deficiency is never seen under natural conditions but partial deficiency or deficiency of individual elements or [...]

By |2017-07-27T08:05:32+00:00July 27, 2017|Metabolism|Comments Off on Deficiency of Inorganic Salts in Living Organisms | Biology

Sulphur Metabolism: Functions and Distribution | Organisms | Biology

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Brief Life History of Sulphur 2. Distribution of Sulphur 3. Source 4. Functions 5. Excretion. Brief Life History of Sulphur: Sulphur metabolism may be divided into two parts: i. Exogenous, and ii. Endogenous. i. Exogenous: The inorganic sulphates of food cannot be utilised for building tissue proteins. They are excreted as such: [...]

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Protein Metabolism: Features and Roles | Living Organisms | Biology

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Features of Protein Metabolism 2. Role of Endocrines in Protein Metabolism 3. Role of Vitamins. Features of Protein Metabolism: Proteins are essential constituents of all living cells. Metabolism of protein shows a number of special features. For instance: i. The power of protein synthesis of the human body is very limited. ii. [...]

By |2017-07-27T08:05:31+00:00July 27, 2017|Metabolism|Comments Off on Protein Metabolism: Features and Roles | Living Organisms | Biology
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