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Metabolic agents

What are Metabolic agents?

Metabolic agents are substances capable of producing an effect on the sum of the chemical and physical changes occurring in tissue, consisting of those reactions that convert small molecules into large (anabolism), and those reactions that convert large molecules into small (catabolism ).

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Types of Metabolic agents

Please refer to the drug classes listed below for further information.

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