Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface to the Sixth Edition
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
Reviewers
Contents
SECTION I Fuel Metabolism
	1 Metabolic Fuels and Dietary Components
	2 The Fed or Absorptive State
	3 Fasting
SECTION II Chemical and Biologic Foundations of Biochemistry
	4 Water, Acids, Bases, and Buffers
	5 Structures of the Major Compounds of the Body
	6 Amino Acids in Proteins
	7 Structure–Function Relationships in Proteins
	8 Enzymes as Catalysts
	9 Regulation of Enzymes
	10 Cell Structure and Signaling by Chemical Messengers
	11 Structure of the Nucleic Acids
SECTION III Gene Expression and the Synthesis of Proteins
	12 Synthesis of DNA
	13 Transcription: Synthesis of RNA
	14 Translation: Synthesis of Proteins
	15 Regulation of Gene Expression
	16 Use of Recombinant DNA Techniques in Medicine
	17 The Molecular Biology of Cancer
	18 An Introduction to Human Genetics
SECTION IV Carbohydrate Metabolism, Fuel Oxidation, and the Generation of Adenosine Triphosphate
	19 Basic Concepts in the Regulation of Fuel Metabolism by Insulin, Glucagon, and Other Hormones
	20 Cellular Bioenergetics: Adenosine Triphosphate and O2
	21 Digestion, Absorption, and Transport of Carbohydrates
	22 Generation of Adenosine Triphosphate from Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose: Glycolysis
	23 Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
	24 Oxidative Phosphorylation and Mitochondrial Function
	25 Oxygen Toxicity and Free-Radical Injury
	26 Formation and Degradation of Glycogen
	27 Pentose Phosphate Pathway and the Synthesis of Glycosides, Lactose, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids
	28 Gluconeogenesis and Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels
SECTION V Lipid Metabolism
	29 Digestion and Transport of Dietary Lipids
	30 Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies
	31 Synthesis of Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols, and the Major Membrane Lipids
	32 Cholesterol Absorption, Synthesis, Metabolism, and Fate
	33 Metabolism of Ethanol
	34 Integration of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism
SECTION VI Nitrogen Metabolism
	35 Protein Digestion and Amino Acid Absorption
	36 Fate of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Urea Cycle
	37 Synthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids
	38 Tetrahydrofolate, Vitamin B12, and S-Adenosylmethionine
	39 Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
	40 Intertissue Relationships in the Metabolism of Amino Acids
SECTION VII Tissue Metabolism
	41 Actions of Hormones That Regulate Fuel Metabolism
	42 The Biochemistry of Erythrocytes and Other Blood Cells
	43 Blood Plasma Proteins, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis
	44 Liver Metabolism
	45 Metabolism of Muscle at Rest and during Exercise
	46 Metabolism of the Nervous System
	47 The Extracellular Matrix and Connective Tissue
Patient Index
Subject Index