Marks' basic medical biochemistry : a clinical approach / Colleen Smith, Allan Marks, Michael Lieberman ; illustrations by Matthew Chansky
Publication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xii, 977 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 0781721458
- 9780781721455
- Basic medical biochemistry
- QU 34 S562m 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of content
1. Metabolic fuels and dietary components --
2. The fed or absorptive state --
3. Fasting --
4. Water, acids, bases, and buffers --
5. Structures of the major compounds of the body --
6. Amino acids in proteins --
7. Structure-function relationships in proteins --
8. Enzymes as catalysts --
9. Regulation of enzymes --
10. Relationship between cell biology and biochemistry --
11. Cell signaling by chemical messengers --
12. Structure of the nucleic acids --
13. Synthesis of DNA --
14. Transcription : synthesis of RNA --
15. Translation : synthesis of proteins --
16. Regulation of gene expression --
17. Use of recombinant DNA techniques in medicine --
18. The molecular biology of cancer --
19. Cellular bioenergetics : ATP and O[subscript 2] --
20. Tricarboxylic acid cycle --
21. Oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial function --
22. Generation of ATP from glucose : glycolysis --
23. Oxidation of fatty acids and ketone bodies --
24. Oxygen toxicity and free radical injury --
25. Metabolism of ethanol --
26. Basic concepts in the regulation of fuel metabolism by insulin, glucagon, and other hormones --
27. Digestion, absorption, and transport of carbohydrates --
28. Formation and degradation of glycogen --
29. Pathways of sugar metabolism : pentose phosphate pathway, fructose, and galactose metabolism --
30. Synthesis of glycosides, lactose, glycoproteins, and glycolipids --
31. Gluconeogenesis and maintenance of blood glucose levels --
32. Digestion and transport of dietary lipids --
33. Synthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerols, and the major membrane lipids --
34. Cholesterol absorption, synthesis, metabolism, and fate --
35. Metabolism of the eicosanoids --
36. Integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism --
37. Protein digestion and amino acid absorption --
38. Fate of amino acid nitrogen : urea cycle --
39. Synthesis and degradation of amino acids --
40. Tetrahydrofolate, vitamin B12, and S-adenosylmethionine --
41. Purine and pyrimidine metabolism --
42. Intertissue relationships in the metabolism of amino acids --
43. Actions of hormones that regulate fuel metabolism --
44. The biochemistry of the erythrocyte and other blood cells --
45. Blood plasma proteins, coagulation, and fibrinolysis --
46. Liver metabolism --
47. Metabolism of muscle at rest and during exercise
48. Metabolism of the nervous system
49. The extracelluar matrix and connective tissue.
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