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Medical biochemistry at a glance / J.G. Salway.
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Title:Medical biochemistry at a glance / J.G. Salway.
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Author/Creator:Salway, J. G.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Greenstein, Ben, 1941- Medical biochemistry at a glance.
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Published/Created:Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QU4 .G743 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QU4 .G743 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Biochemistry--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Clinical biochemistry--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Medical Subjects: Biochemistry.
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Edition:2nd ed.
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Description:144 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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Series:At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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Notes:Rev. ed. of: Medical biochemistry at a glance / Ben Greenstein, Adam Greenstein. 1996.
Includes index.
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ISBN:9781405113229 (alk. paper)
1405113227 (alk. paper)
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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.