Metabolism — Flashcards

What is the most common mode of inheritance of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency? _____

Resorption of the organic matrix of bone is reflected in increased _____ excretion in the urine

Which hormones use cGMP as their secondary messenger (3)?_____

The primary route of copper elimination from the body is excretion into _____

Galactose is converted to galactitol via the enzyme _____

What happens to the iron (from heme) within macrophages that have consumed RBCs?_____

Some of the iron absorbed in the duodenum is taken up by erythroid precursors in bone marrow to make _____ for RBCs

Which coagulation factor(s) are part of the intrinsic coagulation cascade? _____

What salivary enzyme begins the initial digestion of carbohydrates? _____

Where in the cell does nucleotide synthesis (purines, pyrimidines) occur? _____