Medical biochemistry
"Written by carefully selected global experts, practicing physicians, and educators in the various sub-disciplines of biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry, 6th Edition, offers a unique combination of research and clinical practice tailored to today's integrated courses. Covering clinically r...
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[Amsterdam]
Elsevier
[2022]
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| Edition: | Sixth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1: Introduction. Biochemistry and clinical medicine: Introduction and overview - Section 2: Molecules and cells. Amino acids and proteins
- Carbohydrates and lipids
- Membranes and transport - Section 3: Metabolism. oxygen transport
- Catalytic proteins: enzymes
- Vitamins and minerals
- Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism
- Glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway
- The tricarboxylic acid cycle
- Fatty acid and triglyceride catabolism
- Biosynthesis and storage of carbohydrate
- Biosynthesis and storage of fatty acids
- Biosynthesis of cholesterol and steroids
- Biosynthesis and degradation of amino acids
- Biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides
- Complex carbohydrates: glycoproteins
- Complex lipids
- The extracellular matrix - Section 4: Molecular basis of inheritance. Deoxyribonucleic acid
- Ribonucleic acid
- Protein synthesis and turnover
- Regulation of gene expression: basic mechanisms
- Genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics - Section 5: Signalling and growth. Membrane receptors and signal transduction - Neurotransmitters
- Biochemical endocrinology
- Cellular homeostasis: cell growth and cancer - Aging - Section 6: Fuels, nutrients and minerals. Digestion and absorption of nutrients: the gastrointestinal
- Glucose homeostasis and fuel metabolism: diabetes mellitus
- Nutrients and diets
- Lipoprotein metabolism and atherogenesis
- Section 7: Specialized tissues and their function. Role of the liver in metabolism
- Water and electrolytes homeostasis
- The lung and the regulation of hydrogen ion concentration (Acid-base balance)
- Muscle: energy metabolism, contraction, and exercise
- Bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis - Neurochemistry
- Section 8: Blood and immunity. Clinical biochemistry. Blood and plasma proteins
- Hemostasis and thrombosis
- Oxidative stress and inflammation
- The immune response: innate and adaptive immunity