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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baynes, John
Other Authors: Dominiczak, Marek H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Mosby, 1999.
Subjects:
Biochemistry.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Amino acids and proteins
  • Blood and transport proteins
  • Oxygen transport
  • Catalytic proteins - enzyme
  • Hemostasis and thrombosis
  • Membranes and transport
  • Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism
  • Function of the gastrointestinal tract in digestion and absorption of fuels
  • Vitamins, minerals and nutrition
  • Anaerobic metabolism of glucose in the red cell
  • Carbohydrate storage and synthesis in liver and muscle
  • The tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • Oxidative metabolism of lipids in liver and muscle
  • Biosynthesis and storage of fatty acids in liver and adipose tissue
  • Biosynthesis of cholesterol in liver
  • Lipids and lipoproteins
  • Biosynthesis and degradation of amino acids
  • Muscle : energy metabolism and contraction
  • Glucose homeostasis and fuel metabolism
  • Water and electrolyte balance : kidney function
  • Lung and kidney : the control of acid-base balance
  • Calcium and bone metabolism
  • Complex carbohydrates : glycoproteins
  • Complex lipids
  • The extracellular matrix
  • Special liver function
  • Biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid
  • Ribonucleic acid
  • Protein synthesis
  • Control of gene expression
  • Recombinant DNA technology
  • The immune response
  • Biochemical endocrinology
  • Membrane receptors and signal transduction
  • Neurochemistry
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Cell growth, differentiation, and cancer