Baynes: MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Aņo:1999..........P.V.P. 9.750 Ptas./50,04 Euros.......... 528 Pag./530 Illus

This brand new textbook presents biochemistry in a physiological, rather than a chemical perspective, so it provides medical students with a clinically relevant text of biochemistry. The essential basic science is presented emphasising organ biochemistry covering metabolic integration, specialised functions of tissues and communications among organ systems.

FEATURES
  • Specifically for medical students Medical Biochemistry develops the foundation skills necessary to apply knowledge efficiently and analytically in a clinical setting in later years
  • Unique self-assessment tools ensure students learn and retain what's important -including multiple choice questions, patient oriented problems and short answer questions
  • Attractive layout in 4 colour with clinically relevant structure helps students remember key information
  • Advanced concepts' boxes elaborate on new developments or illustrate practical applications of the core material
  • Consistent icons and colour-coded molecules explained at the onset and used consistently throughout

    CONTENTS

    Introductory chapter. Amino acids and proteins. The plasma-trasport and transport proteins. Oxygen transport. Catalytic protein-enzymes. Blood coagulation and vascular function. Membranes and transport. Bioenergetics and oxidate metabolism. Function of the GI tract in digestion and absorption fuels. Vitamins, minerals and nutrition. Metabolism of glucose in the red cell: glycolysis and pentose phosphate. Glucose biosynthesis in the liver: gluconeogenesis. Storage of carbohydrates in the liver and muscle. The krebs/TCA cycle- The common pathway of oxidative metabolism in nucleated cells. Oxidative metabolism of lypids in muscle and liver: Beta-oxidation. Biosynthesis and storage of fatty acids in liver and adipose tissue: liponenesis. Biosyntesis of cholesterol in liver: bile salts and steroid hormones. Lipoproteins. Biosyntesis and degradation of amino acids. Muscle, a tissue which interchanges its metabolic fuels - mechanism of muscle contraction. Complex carbohydrates: glycoproteins. Complex lipids. The multicomponent nature of the extracelular matrix. Glucose homeostasis and metabolic integration. Kidney function: water and electrolyte metabolism and urine formation. Lung and metabolism, biosynthesis and degradation of heme, disposal of steroids, drugs and xenobiotics. Biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides. DNA. RNA. Protein synthesis. The control of gene expression - nuclear receptors for steroids. Recombinant DNA technology. The immune response. Biochemical endocrinology - hormones as regulators of energy metabolism and gene expression. Membrane receptors and signal transduction. Neurochemistry. Neurotransmitter. Cell growth, differentiation and cancer.