Every business is a growth business how your company can prosper year after year by Charan, Ram, Tichy, Noel M.

Table of Contents: “…. -- Part III Energizing and aligning the organization for growth; the genetic code and how to change it; rewriting the genetic code at AlliedSignal; Reynolds and Reynolds - creating lifelong customers; can you pass the Father Cunningham test?. …”

Harper's illustrated biochemistry

Table of Contents: “…Biochemistry & medicine -- Water & pH -- Amino acids & peptides -- Proteins: determination of primary structure -- Proteins: higher orders of structure -- Proteins: myoglobin & hemoglobin -- Enzymes: mechanism of action -- Enzymes: kinetics -- Enzymes: regulation of activities -- Bioinformatics & computational biology -- Bioenergetics: the role of ATP -- Biologic oxidation -- The respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation -- Carbohydrates of physiologic significance -- Lipids of physiologic significance -- Overview of metabolisms & the provision of metabolic fuels -- The citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA -- Glycolysis & the oxidation of pyruvate -- Metabolism of glycogen -- Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose -- The pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism -- Oxidation of fatty acids: ketogenesis -- Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids -- Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids -- Lipid transport & storage -- Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion -- Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids -- Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen -- Catabolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids -- Conversation of amino acids to specialized products -- Porphyrins & bile pigments -- Nucleotides -- Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides -- Nucleic acid structure & function -- DNA organization, replication, & repair -- RNA synthesis, processing, & modification -- Protein synthesis & the genetic code -- Regulation of gene expression -- Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, & genomic technology -- Membranes: structure & function -- The diversity of the endocrine system -- Hormone action & signal transduction -- Nutrition, digestion, & absorption -- Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals -- Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients -- Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins -- Glycoproteins -- The extracellular matrix -- Muscle & the cytoskeleton -- Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins -- Hemostasis & thrombosis -- Red & white blood cells -- Metabolism of xenobiotics -- Biochemical case histories…”

Medical sciences at a glance

Table of Contents: “…Metabolism of the remaining carbon skeletonsAminoacidopathies -- Part 3: Molecular and medical genetics; 14: Principles of molecular genetics; Gene cloning; Libraries; Isolation of a specific DNA sequence; DNA sequencing; Practical applications; Gene mapping; Protein synthesis; Prenatal diagnosis of disease; 15: DNA and RNA; Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); DNA sequence; The DNA double helix; DNA organisation in human cells; DNA replication; Ribonucleic acid (RNA); 16: Gene expression; Transcription (Figure 16.1); Control of transcription; Translation; The genetic code; 17: Medical genetics. Chromosome structureSources of genetic variation; Mutations; Treatment of genetic disease -- Part 4: Nerve and muscle; 18: Cell excitability; Resting membrane potential (Vm); The sodium pump (3Na+/2K+ ATPase); Hypokalaemia; Hyperkalaemia; 19: Nervous conduction; 20: Synaptic transmission; General principles; Temporal and spatial summation of impulses; Presynaptic inhibition; Cholinergic transmission; Noradrenergic transmission; Ionotropic neurotransmission; Metabotropic neurotransmission; Inhibitory neurotransmission; Spinal reflexes (Figure 20.4); 21: Autonomic nervous system…”