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ametabolic

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ametabolic [əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
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Adj.1.ametabolic - undergoing slight or no metamorphosisametabolic - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
ametabolous
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
metabolous, metabolic - undergoing metamorphosis
2.ametabolic - undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
nonmetamorphic - not metamorphic
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However, experienced clinicians and newborn screening laboratories alike recognize that increased propionylcarnitine is not a perfect disease marker and in some large series, an infant with increased C3 species will more likely be categorized as a false positive vs affected with ametabolic disorder (1), an outcome far more desirable than the diagnosis of propionic or methylmalonic acidemia.
Increased C3-carnitine in a healthy premature infant by Chapman, Kimberly A.; Bennett, Michael J.; Sondheimer, Neal / Clinical Chemistry
Along with its role as ametabolic derangement marker, plasma FABP4 concentrations should be taken into consideration as an early marker of kidney damage in type 2 diabetes.
Plasma fatty acid-binding protein 4 increases with renal dysfunction ... by Cabre, Anna; Lazaro, Iolanda; Girona, Josefa; Manzanares, Josep M.; Marimon, Francesc; Plana, Nuria; / Clinical Chemistry
 
 
 
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