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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Chemical breakdown
  1. Hormones (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hormones are your body's chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or ... Reproduction Mood Endocrine glands, which are special groups ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hormones.html - Health Topics
  2. Endocrine Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your body. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They ... - digestion, elimination, breathing, blood circulation and maintaining body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/endocrinediseases.html - Health Topics
  3. Metabolic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... body fat. A metabolic disorder occurs when abnormal chemical reactions in ... the breakdown of amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids. Another group, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/metabolicdisorders.html - Health Topics
  4. Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system ... metabolism disorders are a group of metabolic disorders. Normally ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/carbohydratemetabolismdisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Lipid Metabolism Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system ... metabolism disorders, such as Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lipidmetabolismdisorders.html - Health Topics
  6. Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system (enzymes) break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mitochondrialdiseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... gland that makes hormones that control your body's metabolism and energy level. Low levels thyroid hormones can affect your metabolism and can cause very low energy, mental sluggishness, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/primaryovarianinsufficiency.html - Health Topics