Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma. In...
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Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used...
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In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which...
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Human digestive system (redirect from Human Digestion)
tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Digestion involves the breakdown of food into...
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phototropic digestion is a process in which saprobionts feed by secreting enzymes through the cell membrane onto the food. The enzymes catalyze the digestion of...
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Healthy digestion, also called digestive health, results in the absorption of nutrients from food without distressing symptoms. Healthy digestion follows...
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segmentation contractions. Gastric activity involved in digestion is divided into three phases of digestion known as the cephalic phase, the gastric phase, and...
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In alchemy, digestion is a process in which gentle heat is applied to a substance over a period of several weeks. This was traditionally performed by...
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when threatened. Ruminants regurgitate their food as a normal part of digestion. During their idle time, they chew the regurgitated food (cud) and swallow...
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extracellular digestion. In amphioxus, digestion is both extracellular and intracellular. Intracellular digestion is divided into heterophagic digestion and autophagic...
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Aerobic digestion is a process in sewage treatment designed to reduce the volume of sewage sludge and make it suitable for subsequent use. More recently...
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Microwave digestion is a common technique used by elemental scientists[clarification needed] to dissolve heavy metals in the presence of organic molecules...
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Digestion chambers are a histologic finding in nerves that are undergoing Wallerian degeneration. Digestion chambers consist of small globular fragments...
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The in-gel digestion step is a part of the sample preparation for the mass spectrometric identification of proteins in course of proteomic analysis. The...
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Digestive enzyme (redirect from Digestion enzyme)
enzymes take part in the chemical process of digestion, which follows the mechanical process of digestion. Food consists of macromolecules of proteins...
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Artificial digestion is a laboratory technique that reduces food to protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, minerals, vitamins, and non-nutrient compounds...
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Ruminant (redirect from Rumination (digestion))
from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions. The process, which takes place...
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Autolysis (biology) (redirect from Self-digestion)
known as self-digestion, refers to the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes. It may also refer to the digestion of an enzyme by...
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Owl (redirect from Owl digestion)
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (/ˈstrɪdʒəfɔːrmiːz/), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified...
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Restriction digest (redirect from Restriction digestion)
A restriction digest is a procedure used in molecular biology to prepare DNA for analysis or other processing. It is sometimes termed DNA fragmentation...
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Carbohydrate (redirect from Carbohydrate digestion)
metabolized in the liver, absorbed directly into the intestines during digestion, and found in semen. Trehalose, a major sugar of insects, is rapidly hydrolyzed...
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Maltodextrin (section Digestion-resistant maltodextrin)
digestible maltodextrins are potential risks for people with diabetes. The digestion-resistant maltodextrins (also called resistant maltodextrins) are defined...
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Lipid (redirect from Digestions of lipids)
Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides...
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Proteolysis (redirect from Peptidic digestion)
cellular enzymes called proteases, but may also occur by intra-molecular digestion. Proteolysis in organisms serves many purposes; for example, digestive...
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Kjeldahl method (redirect from Kjeldahl digestion)
The Kjeldahl method or Kjeldahl digestion (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰelˌtɛˀl]) in analytical chemistry is a method for the quantitative determination...
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Insect morphology (redirect from Insect digestion)
wings (if present), is specialized for locomotion; and the abdomen is for digestion, respiration, excretion, and reproduction.: 22–48 Although the general...
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Analgesic (redirect from Analgesic effects on digestion)
An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management...
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), formerly the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association, is a United Kingdom-based trade...
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primitive ones: sponges have small pores (ostia) throughout their body for digestion and a larger dorsal pore (osculum) for excretion, comb jellies have both...
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