Isotope tracers in metabolic research
Subtitle: principles and practice of kinetic analysis
By: Robert R. Wolfe, David L. Chinkes.
Contributors: Chinkes, David L., 1965-; Wolfe, Robert R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss; Wiley
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
Subjects: Radioactive tracers in biochemistry; Metabolism -- Research -- Methodology
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Radioactive and stable isotope tracers in biomedicine / Robert R. Wolfe. c1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic characteristics of isotopic tracers; title: Calculating specific activity and radiation dosages; title: Calculation of substrate kinetics : single-pool model; title: Calculation of substrate kinetics : multiple-pool model; title: Mass spectrometry : instrumentation; title: Determination of isotopic enrichment; title: Measurement of substrate oxidation; title: Measurement of total energy expenditure using the doubly-labeled water method; title: Mass isotopomer distribution analysis; title: Glucose metabolism; title: Lipid kinetics; title: Whole body protein synthesis and breakdown; title: Measurement of the synthesis of specific proteins; title: Measurement of regional or tissue protein breakdown; title: Arterial-venous balance technique to measure amino acid kinetics; title: Nuclear magnetic resonance.