- A
nutrient is a
substance used by an
organism to survive, grow and reproduce. The
requirement for
dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi...
-
Proteins are
essential nutrients for the
human body. They are one of the
building blocks of body
tissue and can also
serve as a fuel source. As a fuel...
- life, but most are not.
Minerals are one of the four
groups of
essential nutrients; the
others are vitamins,
essential fatty acids, and
essential amino acids...
- are
known as the
nutrient foramina, and are
particularly large in the
shafts of the
larger long bones,
where they lead into a
nutrient canal,
which extends...
-
Nutrient agar is a general-purpose
solid medium supporting growth of a wide
range of non-fastidious organisms. It
typically contains (m****/volume): 0.5%...
- The
nutrient artery (arteria nutricia, or
central artery),
usually accompanied by one or two
nutrient veins,
enters the bone
through the
nutrient foramen...
-
Nutrient profiling, also
nutritional profiling, is the
science of
classifying or
ranking foods by
their nutritional composition in
order to
promote health...
-
Nutrient pollution, a form of
water pollution,
refers to
contamination by
excessive inputs of
nutrients. It is a
primary cause of
eutrophication of surface...
- A
nutrient cycle (or
ecological recycling) is the
movement and
exchange of
inorganic and
organic matter back into the
production of matter.
Energy flow...
- A
nutrient ****, also
known as
feeding per ****,
rectal alimentation, or
rectal feeding, is an ****
administered to
provide nutrition in
cases where...
