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Marks' basic medical biochemistry : a clinical approach / Colleen Smith, Allan Marks, Michael Lieberman ; illustrations by Matthew Chansky

By: Contributor(s): 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
Other title:
  • Basic medical biochemistry
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • QU 34 S562m 2005
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Contents:
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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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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