Wills' Biochemical Basis of Medicine

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface to the second edition, Page v
Preface to the first edition, Pages vii-viii
Acknowledgements, Pages ix-xi
Chapter 1 - Ultrastructure of the mammalian cell, Pages 3-16
Chapter 2 - Roles of extracellular and intracellular membranes: membrane structure and membrane transport, Pages 17-29
Chapter 3 - Role of subcellular organelles: lysosomes, Pages 30-39
Chapter 4 - Role of subcellular organelles: peroxisomes, Pages 40-42
Chapter 5 - Role of subcellular organelles: metabolism in the cytosol, Pages 43-49
Chapter 6 - Role of subcellular organelles: mitochondria and energy conservation, Pages 50-58,58a,59-63
Chapter 7 - Role of subcellular organelles: inter-relationships of the mitochondria and cytosol, Pages 64-70
Chapter 8 - Role of subcellular organelles: the nucleus, Pages 71-82
Chapter 9 - Role of subcellular organelles: the endoplasmic reticulum, Pages 83-93
Further reading to Part 1, Page 94
Chapter 10 - Nutrition: general aspects, Pages 97-108
Chapter 11 - Nutrition: energy requirements and the supply of energy by oxidation of foodstuffs, Pages 109-115
Chapter 12 - Nutrition: proteins in the diet, Pages 116-130
Chapter 13 - Nutrition: dietary fats, Pages 131-140
Chapter 14 - Nutrition: vitamins, Pages 141-156
Chapter 15 - Nutrition: inorganic constituents of the diet, Pages 157-161
Chapter 16 - Digestion and absorption of foodstuffs, Pages 162-181
Chapter 17 - Hormones: a summary of their structures and functions, Pages 182-211
Chapter 18 - Plasma glucose and its regulation, Pages 212-219
Chapter 19 - Plasma lipids and their regulation, Pages 220-237
Chapter 20 - Plasma amino acids and utilization of amino acids by the tissues, Pages 238-247
Chapter 21 - Plasma electrolytes, Pages 248-253
Chapter 22 - Plasma calcium and phosphate: regulation by vitamin D and parathyroid hormone, Pages 254-271
Chapter 23 - Starvation, Pages 272-280
Further reading to Part 2, Page 281
Chapter 24 - Blood: erythropoiesis — role of folate and vitamin B12, Pages 285-296
Chapter 25 - Blood: metabolism in the red blood cell, Pages 297-302
Chapter 26 - Blood: blood clotting, Pages 303-320
Chapter 27 - Blood: catabolism of haemoglobin, Pages 321-330
Chapter 28 - Blood: iron and iron metabolism, Pages 331-345
Chapter 29 - Functions of the liver, Pages 346-357
Chapter 30 - The kidney, Pages 358-374
Chapter 31 - Muscle, Pages 375-387
Chapter 32 - Bone and collagen: calcification, Pages 388-402
Chapter 33 - The brain, Pages 403-426
Chapter 34 - The Eye, Pages 427-437
Further reading to Part 3, Page 438
Chapter 35 - Toxicology: general aspects, Pages 441-443
Chapter 36 - Toxic metals, Pages 444-454
Chapter 37 - Metabolism of xenobiotics: xenobiochemistry, Pages 455-470
Chapter 38 - Alcohol: effects on metabolism, Pages 471-476
Chapter 39 - Carcinogenesis, Pages 477-492
Further reading to Part 4, Page 493
Chapter 40 - Biochemical diagnosis, Pages 497-506
Chapter 41 - An example of metabolic disturbance: obesity, Pages 507-516
Chapter 42 - Biochemical genetics: inborn errors of metabolism, Pages 517-528
Chapter 43 - Principles of chemotherapy, Pages 529-545
Further reading to Part 5, Page 546
Appendix 1 - Commonly occurring mono- and disaccharides, Pages 547-548
Appendix 2 - Polysaccharides-starch and glycogen, Page 549
Appendix 3 - Glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides)-proteoglycans, Pages 550-551
Appendix 4 - Naturally occurring α-amino acids, Page 552
Appendix 5 - Lipid chemistry and classification, Pages 553-554
Appendix 6 - Phospholipids, Pages 555-556
Appendix 7 - Purine and pyrimidine bases, Page 557
Appendix 8 - Nucleosides – nucleotides, Page 558
Appendix 9 - Glycolysis, Page 559
Appendix 10 - Pentose phosphate pathway-outline of stages, Page 560
Appendix 11 - Citric acid cycle, Pages 561-563
Appendix 12 - β-Oxidation of fatty acids in mitochondria, Page 564
Appendix 13 - Biosynthesis of cholesterol, Page 565
Appendix 14 - Summary of amino acid metabolism, Page 566
Appendix 15 - Ornithine cycle – synthesis of urea, Page 567
Appendix 16 - The genetic code, Pages 568-569
Appendix 17 - Transfer RNAs, Page 570
Appendix 18 - Steps in eukaryotic protein synthesis, Pages 571-573
Index, Pages 575-590