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catabolize
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catabolize /ca·tab·o·lize/ (-līz) to subject to catabolism; to undergo catabolism.


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Fish are capable of selectively catabolizing particular fatty acids (FAs) while retaining others (reviewed in Tocher, 2003).
Treatment with the plant product 1 resulted in a lowering of lipid profile to a significant level, suggesting that this property of test samples was mediated through PPAR[alpha], subtype, by catabolizing TG and improving HDLC/TC ratio for the maintenance of lipid glucose homeostasis in hamster model (Overtuff and Loose, 1992; Owens et al.
A similar response was observed in Penaeus esculentus by Smith and Dall (1991), evidencing that shrimp can mobilize their own energetic reserves through catabolizing lipids (after 3 to 6 days of starvation) or protein to sustain themselves through food deprivation.
 
 
 
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