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Medical Biochemistry at a Glance.
Offering a concise, illustrated summary of biochemistry and its relevance to clinical medicine, Medical Biochemistry at a Glance is intended for students of medicine and the biomedical sciences such as nutrition, biochemistry, sports science, medical laboratory sciences, physiotherapy, pharmacy, phy...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
| Colección: | At a glance.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Medical Biochemistry at a Glance, Third edition; Contents; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgements to the third edition; Figure key; SI/mass unit conversions; Part 1: Acids, bases and pH; 1: Acids, bases and hydrogen ions (protons); 2: Understanding pH; 3: Production and removal of protons into and from the blood; 4: Metabolic alkalosis and metabolic acidosis; 5: Respiratory alkalosis and respiratory acidosis; Part 2: Structure of amino acids and proteins; 6: Amino acids and the primary structure of proteins; 7: Secondary structure of proteins.
- 8: Tertiary and quaternary structure and collagenPart 3: Formation of ATP: oxidation and reduction reactions; 9: Oxidation/reduction reactions, coenzymes and prosthetic groups; 10: Anaerobic production of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation, from phosphocreatine and by the adenylate kinase (myokinase) reaction; 11: Aerobic production of ATP; 12: Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation I; 13: Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation II; 14: What happens when protons or electrons leak from the respiratory chain?
- 15: Free radicals, reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage16: Aerobic oxidation of glucose to provide energy as ATP; 17: Anaerobic oxidation of glucose by glycolysis to form ATP and lactate; 18: Anaerobic glycolysis in red blood cells, 2,3-BPG(2,3-DPG) and the Bohr effect; Part 4: Carbohydrates; 19: Carbohydrates; 20: Absorption of carbohydrates and metabolism of galactose; 21: Fate of glucose in liver: glycogenesis and lipogenesis; 22: Fructose metabolism; 23: Glucose homeostasis; 24: Glucose-stimulated secretion of insulin from ß-cells; 25: Regulation of glycogen metabolism.
- 26: Glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis) and glycogen storage diseases27: Insulin signal transduction and diabetes mellitus; 28: Diabetes mellitus; 29: Alcohol metabolism: hypoglycaemia, hyperlactataemia and steatosis; Part 5: Enzymes and regulation of pathways; 30: Enzymes: nomenclature, kinetics and inhibitors; 31: Regulation of enzyme activity; 32: Regulation of glycolysis and Krebs cycle; 33: Oxidation of fatty acids to produce ATP in muscle and ketone bodies in liver; 34: Regulation of lipolysis, ß-oxidation, ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis; Part 6: Lipids and lipid metabolism.
- 35: Structure of lipids36: Phospholipids I: phospholipids and sphingolipids; 37: Phospholipids II: micelles, liposomes, lipoproteins and membranes; 38: Metabolism of carbohydrate to cholesterol; 39: VLDL and LDL metabolism I: "forward" cholesterol transport; 40: VLDL and LDL metabolism II: endogenous triacylglycerol transport; 41: HDL metabolism: "reverse" cholesterol transport; 42 Absorption and disposal of dietary triacylglycerols and cholesterol by chylomicrons; 43 Steroid hormones: aldosterone, cortisol, androgens and oestrogens; Part 7: Metabolism of amino acids and porphyrins.