Essentials of medical biochemistry: with clinical cases

 Content: Cells: structure and functions --
 Water, acids, bases, and buffers --
 Amino acids --
 Three-dimensional structure of proteins --
 Energetics of biological systems --
 Enzymes and enzyme regulation --
 Clinical enzymology and biomarkers of tissue injury --
 Simple carbohydrates --
 Heteropolysaccharides I: glycoconjugates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids --
 Connective tissue: fibrous and non-fibrous proteins and proteglycans --
 Gastrointestinal digestion and absorption --
 Carbohydrate metabolism I: glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle --
 Electron transport chain, oxidative phosphorylation, and other oxygen-consuming systems --
 Carbohydrate metabolism II: gluconeogensis, glycogen synthesis and breakdown, and alternative pathways --
 Protein and amino acid metabolism --
 Lipids I: fatty acids and eicosanoids --
 Lipids II: phospholipids, glycosphingolipids, and cholesterol --
 Lipids III: plasma lipoproteins --
 Contractile systems --
 Perturbations of energy metabolism: obesity and diabetes mellitus --
 Structure and properties of DNA --
 DNA replication, repair, and mutagenesis --
 RNA and protein synthesis --
 Regulation of gene expression --
 Nucleotide metabolism --
 Hemoglobin --
 Metabolism of iron and heme --
 Endocrine metabolism I: introduction and signal transduction --
 Endocrine metabolism II: hypothalamus and pituitary --
 Endocrine metabolism III: adrenal glands --
 Endocrine metabolism IV: thyroid gland --
 Endocrine metabolism V: reproductive system --
 Immunology --
 Biochemistry of hemostasis --
 Mineral Metabolism --
 Vitamin metabolism --
 Water, electrolytes, and acid-base balance --
 Case studies.
 Abstract:             
              Suitable for both students and experts, this title focuses on relevant physiologic and pathophysiologic biochemical concepts. It includes illustrations throughout to develop an understanding of the events and processes that are occurring at both the molecular and macrolecular levels of physiologic regulation, clinical effects, and interactions.                 Read more...