noun
- plural of lipogenesis; the metabolic processes by which fatty acids and other lipids are synthesized from non-lipid precursors
Usage: medical; biochemistry
Examples
- The researchers studied multiple lipogeneses occurring in different tissue types.
- Various lipogeneses can be activated during periods of excess caloric intake.
- The laboratory measured rates of lipogeneses in liver and adipose tissue samples.
- Different hormones regulate distinct lipogeneses throughout the body.
- Understanding these lipogeneses is crucial for metabolic disease research.