Protein has a range of essential functions in the body, including the following: 1  Required for building and repair of body tissues (including muscle). 2  Enzymes, hormones, and many immune molecules are proteins. 3  Essential body processes such as water balancing, nutrient transport, and muscle contractions require protein to function. 4  Protein is a 5  ... P Enzymes, hormones, and many immune molecules are proteins. 2  Essential body processes such as water balancing, nutrient transport, and muscle contractions require protein to function. 3  Protein is a source of energy. 4  Protein helps keep skin, hair, and nails healthy.
Alton is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 119 at the 2010 census, a decrease from the 2000 figure of 134.
ALTON, TX (HILDAGO COUNTY) (HIDALGO COUNTY) ALTON, TEXAS (Hidalgo County). Alton is four miles north of Mission on State Highway 107 in Hidalgo County. It originated as a stop on the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley (Spiderweb) Railway in 1911, when the population was fifty, and was named by railroad officials after the Alton Railroad that had been founded by citizens of Alton, Illinois. A post office operated there from 1913 to 1916. In the late 1920s the Alton Independent School District was formed.