Structured Summary
Abstract
The chemical reactions in living organisms by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated.
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Classification
Narrower headings
- Absorption
- Acid-Base Equilibrium
- Acylation
- Aerobiosis
- Alkylation
- Amination
- Anaerobiosis
- Autotrophic Processes
- Biocatalysis
- Biological Transport
- Biotinylation
- Biotransformation
- Body Composition
- Brain Chemistry
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Catabolite Repression
- Cell Respiration
- Cyclization
- Dealkylation
- Deamination
- Decarboxylation
- Dimerization
- Energy Metabolism
- Enterohepatic Circulation
- Enzyme Activation
- Esterification
- Halogenation
- Heterotrophic Processes
- Hydrogenation
- Hydroxylation
- Insulin Secretion
- Lipid Metabolism
- Melanogenesis
- Metabolic Clearance Rate
- Metabolic Networks and Pathways
- Metabolome
- Nitrosation
- Osmoregulation
- Oxidative Stress
- Oxygen Consumption
- Oxygen Saturation
- Peptide Biosynthesis
- Pharmacokinetics
- Phosphorylation
- Phototrophic Processes
- Post-Transcriptional RNA Processing
- Prenylation
- Protein Binding
- Proteolysis
- Proteostasis
- Proteotoxic Stress
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Secretory Rate
- Toxicokinetics
MeSH Qualifier
Used as a Subheading
Metabolism is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000378), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
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 and pharmacokinetics use the specific subheadings.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000378
- Qualifier Tree
- Y08.040
Indexing 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
Subheading synonyms
- biochemical pathways
- biodegradation
- biotransformation
- catabolism
- degradation
- secretion
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MeSH Record
Synonyms
20 entry terms
- Metabolic Process
- Metabolic Processes
- Process, Metabolic
- Processes, Metabolic
- Anabolism
- Catabolism
- Metabolic Concepts
- Metabolic Phenomena
- Metabolic Phenomenon
- Metabolism Concepts
- Metabolism Phenomena
- Concept, Metabolic
- Concept, Metabolism
- Concepts, Metabolic
- Concepts, Metabolism
- Metabolic Concept
- Metabolism Concept
- Phenomena, Metabolic
- Phenomena, Metabolism
- Phenomenon, Metabolic
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Aspects Covered
5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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Indexing Annotation
general only as metabolic process/phenomena irrespective of substance; prefer /metab with organs, organisms, diseases, substances
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History Note
METABOLIC PROCESSES was NON MESH 1992-97; TISSUE METABOLISM was heading 1963-65
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
- G03w
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Metabolism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008660. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008660
- Metabolism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolism
- Metabolism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057