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Clinical Biochemistry. Volume 2, Contemporary theories and techniques /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Elsevier Science,
1982.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Clinical Biochemistry: Contemporary Theories and Techniques; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents of Volume 1; Chapter 1. Biochemistry and Clinical Significance of Lipoprotein-X; I. Introduction; II. Chemistry of LP-X; III. Analysis of LP-X Preparations; IV. Properties of LP-X; V. Methodology for the Measurement of LP-X; VI. LP-X and LCAT Activity; VII. Clinical Usefulness; VIII. Metabolism; IX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Radioimmunoassay; I. Introduction; II. Immunological Background in Radioimmunoassay.
- III. Preparation of AntibodiesIV. Labeling of Antigen; V. Principle of Gamma- and Beta-Scanning Equipment; VI. Rationale of Radioimmunoassay; VII. Methods of Separating Bound from Free Antigen; VIII. Calculation and Evaluation; IX. RIA of Polypeptide-Releasing Factors; X. Polypeptide Hormones from the Neurophypophysis; XI. Polypeptide Hormones from the Adenophypophysis; XII. Gastrointestinal Polypeptide Hormones; XIII. Calcitrophic Polypeptides; XIV. Placental Polypeptides; XV. Steroid Hormones; XVI. Cancer Markers; XVII. Various Proteins; XVIII. Miscellaneous; XIX. New Concepts in RIA.
- XX. Monoclonal AntibodiesXXI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Thyroid Function; I. Introduction; II. Thyroid Physiology; III. Laboratory Approach to Thyroid Disease; IV. Special Concerns for the Clinical Chemist; References; Chapter 4. Coagulation Chemistry; I. Introduction; II. Hemostasis; III. Overview of the Mechanism of Blood Coagulation; IV. Biochemistry of the Intrinsic Blood Coagulation System; V. Biochemistry of the Extrinsic Blood Coagulation System; VI. The Common Pathway of Blood Coagulation; VII. Biochemistry of the Transformation of Fibrinogen to Fibrin.
- VIII. Significance of Coagulation BiochemistryReferences; Chapter 5. Inborn Errors of Metabolism; I. Introduction and Historical Background; II. Mendelian Inheritance: Modes of Genetic Transmission; III. Gene Mapping; IV. Biochemical Genetics; V. Consequences of Inborn Errors of Metabolism; VI. Experimental Approaches and Methods of Diagnosis for Inborn Errors of Metabolism; VII. Genetic Screening; VIII. Prenatal Diagnosis of Inherited Metabolic Disorders; IX. Therapy of Inborn Errors of Metabolism; X. Biochemical and Genetic Heterogeneity; XI. Classification of Inborn Errors of Metabolism.
- XII. Examples of Inborn Errors of MetabolismReferences; Chapter 6. Biochemistry of Aging; I. The Evolution of Aging; II. Primary and Secondary Causes of Aging; III. The Chain of Life and the First Law of LeCompte; IV. The Vulnerability of Molecules in Transit; V. Approaches to Measurement of Physiological Age; VI. The Exogenous Factors; VII. The Endogenous Factors; VIII. Direct Causes of Premature Decline and Death; IX. Approaches to the Extension of a Healthy Life; X. The Central Facts; References; Chapter 7. Quantitation and Interpretation of Serum Drug Concentrations; I. Introduction.