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Metabolism

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Metabolism refers to all the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy, such as:
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Elsas LJ II. Approach to inborn errors of metabolism. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine . 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 212.

Update Date: 9/3/2012
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