Medical Biochemistry
Published in February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-7234-3012-4 (ISBN)
Description
The experience of the editors reflects the book's aim: to present the core biochemical curriculum for medical students integrating clinical relevance throughout. The text has been focused through the selection and weighting of content while maintaining scientific rigour. Each chapter opener shows the overall metabolic chart highlighting the web of metabolic pathways allowing students to orientate themselves. Boxed clinical examples throughout the text take the science into a practical clinical context. Advanced concept boxes give students interested in a particular subject a further level of information. MCQs, patient-oriented problems and short answer questions at the end of each chapter enable the student to assess their understanding.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
530 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1810 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7234-3012-4 (9780723430124)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The story of biochemistry - an overview Amino acids and proteins Blood and transport proteins Oxygen transport Catalytic proteins - enzymes Hemostasis and thrombosis Membranes and transport Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism Function of the gastrointestinal tract in digestion and absorption of fuels Vitamins, minerals and nutrition Anaerobic metabolism of glucose in the red cell Carbohydrate storage and synthesis in liver and muscle The tricarboxylic acid cycle Oxidative metabolism of lipids in liver and muscle Biosynthesis and storage of fatty acids in liver and adipose tissue Biosynthesis of cholesterol in liver Lipids and lipoproteins Biosynthesis and degradation of amino acids Muscle: energy metabolism and contraction Glucose homeostasis and fuel metabolism Water and electrolyte balance: kidney function Lung and kidney: the control of acid-base balance Calcium and bone metabolism Complex carbohydrates: glycoproteins Complex lipids The extracellular matrix Special liver function Biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides Deoxyribonucleic acid Ribonucleic acid Protein synthesis Control of gene expression Recombinant DNA technology The immune response Biochemical endocrinology Membrane receptors and signal transduction Neurochemistry Neurotransmitters Cell growth, differentiation, and cancer