Functional biochemistry in health and disease
By: Eric Arthur Newsholme and Tony R. Leech.
Contributors: Leech, A. R.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780471988205; 9780471931652
Subjects: Biochemistry; Metabolism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A biochemical hierarchy : from the cell to its human; title: Essential topics in biochemistry, physiology and biology; title: Energy : in the body, tissues and biochemical processes; title: Enzymes : their properties, regulation and physiology; title: Transport into the body : the gastrointestinal tract, digestion and absorption; title: Transport : into the cell; title: Essential metabolism; title: Carbohydrate metabolism; title: Fat metabolism; title: Amino acid and protein metabolism; title: Oxidation of fuels and atp generation; title: Metabolism of ammonia : degradation of nucleotides, the ornithine cycle; title: Synthesis of fats, fatty messengers and cholesterol; title: Hormones : chemical communication; title: Essential processes of life; title: Physical activity : in non-athletes, athletes and patients; title: Acid/base balance in normal and pathological states; title: Mental activity and mental illness; title: Nutrition; title: Starvation; title: Mechanisms of defence : barriers, enzymes and the immune system; title: Trauma; title: Sexual reproduction; title: Common clinical problems and diseases; title: Growth of cells and the skeleton; title: Atherosclerosis, hypertension and myocardial infarction; title: Cancer; title: Eating disorders : anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; title: Obesity and adipose tissue; title: Lipoprotein metabolism and dyslipoproteinaemias.