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    Medical biochemistry at a glance / J.G. Salway.

    • Title:Medical biochemistry at a glance / J.G. Salway.
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    • Author/Creator:Salway, J. G.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Greenstein, Ben, 1941- Medical biochemistry at a glance.
    • Published/Created:Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Biochemistry--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
      Clinical biochemistry--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
    • Medical Subjects: Biochemistry.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:144 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
    • Series:At a glance series (Oxford, England)
    • Notes:Rev. ed. of: Medical biochemistry at a glance / Ben Greenstein, Adam Greenstein. 1996.
      Includes index.
    • ISBN:9781405113229 (alk. paper)
      1405113227 (alk. paper)
    • Contents:1. Acids, bases and hydrogen ions (protons)
      2. Understanding pH
      3. Production and removal of protons into and from the blood
      4. Metabolic alkalosis and metabolic acidosis
      5. Respiratory alkalosis and respiratory acidosis
      6. Amino acids and the primary structure of proteins
      7. Secondary structure of proteins
      8. Tertiary and quaternary structures and collagen
      9. Enzymes : nomenclature, kinetics and inhibitors
      10. Regulation of enzyme activity
      11. Carbohydrates
      12. Absorption of carbohydrates and metabolism of galactose
      13. Oxidation/reduction reactions, coenzymes and prosthetic groups
      14. Anaerobic production of ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation, phosphocreatine and adenylate kinase reaction
      15. Aerobic production of ATP
      16. Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation I
      17. Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation II
      18. What happens when protons or electrons leak from the respiratory chain?
      19. Free radicals, reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage
      20. Aerobic oxidation of glucose to provide energy as ATP
      21. Anaerobic oxidation of glucose by glycolysis to form ATP and lactate
      22. Anaerobic glycolysis in red blood cells, 2,3-BPG and the Bohr effect
      23. fate of glucose in liver : glycogenesis and lipogenesis
      24. Fructose metabolism
      25. Glucose homeostasis
      26. Glucose-stimulated secretion of insulin from [beta]-cells
      27. Regulation of glycogen metabolism
      28. Glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis) and glycogen storage diseases
      29. Insulin signal transduction and diabetes mellitus
      30. Regulation of glycolysis and Krebs cycle
      31. Oxidation of fatty acids to produce ATP in muscle and ketone bodies in liver
      32. Regulation of lipolysis, [beta]-oxidation, ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis
      33. Diabetes mellitus
      34. Alcohol metabolism : hypoglycaemia, hyperlactataemia and steatosis
      35. Structure of lipids
      36. Phospholipids I : phospholipids and sphingolipids
      37. Phospholipids II : micelles, liposomes, lipoproteins and membranes
      38. Metabolism of carbohydrate and fat to cholesterol
      39. VLDL and LDL metabolism ("forward" cholesterol transport)
      40. VLDL and LDL metabolism (endogenous triacylglycerol transport)
      41. HDL metabolism ("reverse" cholesterol transport)
      42. Absorption and disposal of dietary triacylglycerol, and cholesterol by chylomicrons
      43. Steroid hormones : aldosterone, cortisol, androgens and oestrogens
      44. Urea cycle and overview of amino acid catabolism
      45. Non-essential and essential amino acids
      46. Amino acid metabolism : to energy as ATP; to glucose and ketone bodies
      47. Amino acid disorders : maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, cystinuria, alkaptonuria and albinism
      48. Phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism in health and disease
      49. products of tryptophan and histidine metabolism
      50. Pyrimidine metabolism
      51. Purine metabolism
      52. Haem, bilirubin and porphyria
      53. Far-soluble vitamins I : vitamins A and D
      54. Fat-soluble vitamins II : vitamins E and K
      55. Water-soluble vitamins I : thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and pantothenate
      56. Water-soluble vitamins II : pyridoxal phosphate (B[subscript 6])
      57. Water-soluble vitamins III : folate and vitamin B[subscript 12]
      58. Water-soluble vitamins IV : biotin and vitamin C
      59. Diagnostic clinical chemistry.
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