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What does ametabolic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
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They have evolved to cope with these unfavorable conditions by anhydrobiosis, an ametabolic state of low cellular water.
As anhydrobiosis is an ametabolic stage, the induction of SDH suggests a general reduction in metabolic activities, and nematodes might be using SDH as a stress survival mechanism.
Like most ametabolic and hemimetabolic Hexapoda, such nymphs continue to move and feed throughout their lives.
Along with its role as ametabolic derangement marker, plasma FABP4 concentrations should be taken into consideration as an early marker of kidney damage in type 2 diabetes.

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