NTRI 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Blood Plasma, Microvillus, Adrenal Gland
10 Jan 2019
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Inborn error of metabolism: not able to produce specific enzyme or break down specific protein. Pku amino acid that some people cannot break it down when it builds up in body. Inform the brain about the degree of body fatness: regulates the digestive system in response to meals or fasting, help regulate hunger and appetite, fight or flight suppresses hunger and digestion. Influence appetite changes during a woman"s menstrual cycle and during pregnancy: hormones with nutritional significance. 9/4/2018: neurotransmitters, epinephrine and norepinephrine, metabolism speeds up, organ response, eyes, heart, liver, and stomach, heart disease, the immune system, tissues cooperate w each other to maintain defenses, physical barriers, antigen. Immune defenses: white blood cells, phagocytes, lymphocytes (t-cells and b-cells, inflammation, response to cell injury or irritation. Increased white blood cells, redness, heat, pain, and swelling: normal, healthy response, problem with chronic inflammation, dietary factors.
