Proteins

Summary Information: Proteins

Proteins: Proteins are nutrients and one type of chemical substance that make up the body. Proteins are vital for many of the body's processes, including growth and development and many functions, such as copying genes and transmitting signals from cells. Proteins are made up of amino acids and are the building blocks of many elements of the body, including the hair, nails, blood, brain, nerves, enzymes, antibodies, and muscles.

Proteins are taken into the body through foods, such as meat, fish, cheese, nuts, and tofu. Conditions that can afflict the proteins of the body include malnutrition, anorexia, bulimia, nutritional deficiencies, amyloidosis, and genetic metabolic diseases.

Closely Related Organs: Proteins

The following organs are closely related to the organ: Proteins:

• Hair
• Nails
• Blood
• Nervous system
• Enzymes
• Antibodies
• Muscles
• Genes
• Cells
• Nutrients
• Carbohydrates
• Minerals
• Lipids

Conditions Afflicting Organs: Proteins

The following conditions are related to the organ: Proteins:

• Amyloidosis
• Malnutrition
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Genetic metabolic diseases

Sub Parts: Proteins

The following list contains sub-parts of the organ: Proteins:

• Amino acids

Symptoms Related to Afflictions of: Proteins

These symptoms are related to afflictions of the organ: Proteins:

• Swelling of ankles and legs
• Enlarged tongue
• Irregular heartbeat
• Protein in the urine
• Weight loss
• Weakness
• Failure to thrive
• Delay or failure of normal growth

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Organs: list of all organs

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