| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
144 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
At a glance series
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Medical biochemistry at a glance / Ben Greenstein, Adam Greenstein. 1996. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Acids, bases and hydrogen ions (protons) -- Understanding pH -- Production and removal of protons into and from the blood -- Metabolic alkalosis and metabolic acidosis -- Respiratory alkalosis and respiratory acidosis -- Amino acids and the primary structure of proteins -- Secondary structure of proteins -- Tertiary and quaternary structures and collagen -- Enzymes: nomenclature, kinetics and inhibitors -- Regulation of enzyme activity -- Carbohydrates -- Absorption of carbohydrates and metabolism of galactose -- Oxidation/reduction reactions, coenzyme and prosthetic groups -- Anaerobic production of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation, phosphocreatine adenylate kinase reaction -- Aerobic production of ATP -- Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation I -- Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation II -- What happens when protons or electrons leak from the respiratory chain? -- |
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Free radicals, reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage -- Aerobic oxidation of glucose to provide energy as ATP -- Anaerobic oxidation of glucose by glycolysis to form ATP and lactate -- Anaerobic glycolysis in red blood cells, 2,3 BPG and the Bohr effect -- The fate of glucose in liver: glycogenesis and lipogenesis -- Fructose metabolism -- Glucose homeostasis -- Glucose-stimulated secretion of insulin from the beta-cell -- Regulation of glycogen metabolism -- Glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis) and glycogen storage diseases -- Insulin signal transduction and diabetes mellitus -- Regulation of glycolysis and Krebs cycle -- Oxidation of fatty acids to produce ATP in muscle and ketone bodies in liver -- Regulation of lipolysis, beta-oxidation, ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis -- Diabetes mellitus -- Alcohol metabolism: hypoglycemia, hyperlactataemia and steatosis -- Structure of lipids -- Phospholipids I -- |
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Phospholipids II: micelles, liposomes, lipoproteins and membranes -- Metabolism of carbohydrate and fat to cholesterol -- VLDL and LDL metabolism ("forward" cholesterol transport) -- VLDL and LDL metabolism (endogenous triacylglycerol transport) -- HDL metabolism ("reverse" cholesterol transport) -- Absorption and disposal of dietary triacylglycerol, and cholesterol by chylomicrons -- Steroid hormones: aldosterone, cortisol, androgens and oestrogens -- Urea cycle and overview of amino acid catabolism -- Non-essential and essential amino acids -- Amino acid metabolism: to energy as ATP; to glucose and ketone bodies -- Amino acid disorders: maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, alkaptonuria and albinism -- Phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism in health and disease -- The products of tryptophan and histidine metabolism -- Pyrimidine metabolism -- Purine metabolism -- Haem, bilirubin and porphyria -- Fat-soluble vitamins I -- |
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Fat-soluble vitamins II -- Water-soluble vitamins I: thiamin. riboflavin, niacin and pantothenate -- Water-soluble vitamins II: pyridoxal phosphate -- Water-soluble vitamins III: folate and vitamin B12 -- Water-soluble vitamins IV: biotin and vitamin C -- Diagnostic clinical chemistry. |
| Subject |
Biochemistry -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Biochemistry. |
| Genre/Form |
Outlines and syllabi.
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| Subject |
Clinical biochemistry -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Clinical biochemistry. |
| Genre/Form |
Outlines and syllabi.
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| Added Author |
Greenstein, Ben, 1941-
Medical biochemistry at a glance.
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| ISBN |
1405113227 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9781405113229 |
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