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Human Protein Metabolism is a succinct review of hundreds of studies on the regulation of protein mass and protein turnover in the human body. The biochemistry of protein synthesis and breakdown is summarized, and the methods that are used to examine protein metabolism in humans are explained, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Welle, Stephen
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1999.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Human physiology.
Biochemistry.
Cytology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of protein dynamics
  • Basic mechanisms of protein turnover
  • Methods for studying protein metabolism in humans
  • Normative data from infancy to old age
  • Nutritional influences
  • Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine regulation
  • Regulation by metabolic substrates
  • Physical Activity
  • Topics of clinical interest
  • References
  • Index.