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Metabolic terminology: what’s in a name?

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As the metabolism community has grown and diversified with scientists from multidisciplinary backgrounds, metabolic terminology has evolved and expanded. In this Comment, we reflect on this new vernacular and how established terminology can guide future discussions of metabolic research.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Mary-Ellen Harper

  2. Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Mary-Ellen Harper

  3. Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Mary-Elizabeth Patti

  4. Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    Mary-Elizabeth Patti

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Harper, ME., Patti, ME. Metabolic terminology: what’s in a name?. Nat Metab 2, 476–477 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-020-0216-7

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