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The biochemistry text that every medical student must own--now in full color! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! Comprehensive, concise, and up-to-date, Harper's is unrivaled in its ability to clarify the link between biochemistry and the molecular basis of health and disease. The Twenty-Eighth Edition has undergone sweeping changes -- including a conversion to full-color artwork and the substantial revision and updating of every chapter -- all to reflect the latest advances in knowledge and technology and to make the text as up-to-date and clinically relevant as possible. Combining outstanding full-color illustrations with integrated coverage of biochemical diseases and clinical information, Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers an organization and clarity not found in any other text on the subject. Striking just the right balance between detail and brevity, Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is essential for USMLE review and is the single best reference for learning the clinical relevance of a biochemistry topic. NEW to this edition: Full-color presentation, including 600+ illustrations Every chapter opens with a Summary of the Biomedical Importance and concludes with a Summary reviewing the topics covered Two all-new chapters: ""Free Radicals and Antioxidant Nutrients"" and ""Biochemical Case Histories"" which offers an extensive presentation of 16 clinical conditions A new appendix containing basic clinical laboratory results and an updated one with a list of important websites and online journals NEW or updated coverage of important topics including the Human Genome Project and computer-aided drug delivery

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Author:   Robert Murray ,  Victor Rodwell ,  David Bender ,  Kathleen Botham
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   28th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.479kg
ISBN:  

9780071625913

ISBN 10:   0071625917
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   16 August 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.Biochemistry and Medicine 2.Water & PH 3.Amino Acids and Peptides 4.Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure 5.Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure 6.Proteins: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin 7.Enzymes: Mechanisms of Action 8.Enzymes: Kinetics 9.Enzymes: Regulation of Activities 10.Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP 11.Biologic Oxidation 12.The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation 13.Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance 14.lipids of Physiologic Significance 15.Overview of Metabolism 16.The Citric acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA 17.Glycolysis and Oxidation of Pyruvate 18.Metabolism of Glycogen 19.Gluconeogenesis and Control of the Blood Glucose 20.The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism 21.Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids 22.Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis 23.Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids 24.Metabolism of Acyglycerols and Sphingolipids 25.Lipid Transport And Storage 26.Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport and Excretion 27.Integration of Metabolism- the Provision of Metabolic Fuels 28.Biosynthesis of Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids 29.Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen 30.Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids 31.Conversion of Amino Acids 32.Porphyrins & Bile Pigments 33.Nucleotides 34.Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides 35.Nucleic Acid Structure and Function 36.DNA Organization, Replication and Repair 37.RNA Synthesis, Processing and Modifications 38.Protein Synthesis and Genetic Code 39.Regulation of Gene Expression 40.Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNE and Genomic Technology 41.Membranes: Structure and Function 42.The Diversity of Endocrine System 43.Hormone Action and Signal Transduction 44.Nutrition, Digestion and Absorption 45.Vitamins and Minerals 46.Intracellular Traffic and Sorting of Proteins 47.Glycoprotein 48.The Extracellular Matrix 49.Muscle and the Cytoskeleton 50.Plasma Proteins and Immunoglobulins 51.Homeostasis and Thrombosis 52.The Red and White Blood Cells 53.Metabolism of Xenobiotics 54.The Human Genome Project

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Robert K. Murray, MD, PhD Professor (Emeritus) of Biochemistry University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Daryl K. Granner, MD Joe C. Davis Professor of Biomedical Science Director, Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and of Medicine Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Biochemistry Royal Veterinary College University of London London Victor W. Rodwell, PhD Professor of Biochemistry Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana

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