Overview
In the past few years, the number of applications of tracers for in vivo biomedical studies has greatly increased. New analytical tools at the genetic and protein levels have spurred this growth, opening the door for a deeper understanding of metabolic events. This in turn promises to yield significant advances in the understanding and treatment of human disease. Now fully revised and expanded, Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research, Second Edition is the established definitive text on stable and radioactive isotope tracers. In unique, multidisciplinary fashion, it presents comprehensive coverage of new methodological, mathematical, and theoretical approaches. This new Second Edition includes: All-new chapters on nuclear magnetic resonance, mass isotopomer analysis, and methods of protein metabolism analysis A completely updated categorized list of over 750 references Major advances in the development of mass isotopomer and positional isotopomer techniques, noninvasive isotope techniques for studying metabolic pathways, hyphenated techniques, and new tracer techniques The latest developments in quantification of DNA synthesis and mass spectrometry spurred by genome sequencing and proteomics New coverage of mathematical modeling Expanded coverage of microdialysis probes, laboratory procedures, and regulatory issues related to human studies In this complete guide to performing tracer studies, the authors systematically cover tracer selection, modeling considerations, sample derivitization, mass spectrometry analysis, and data interpretation. Problems and discussion questions highlight key points in each chapter. Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research, Second Edition offers students and researchers a comprehensive, practical resource for utilizing the latest tracer methodologies.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert R. Wolfe (The University of Texas Medical Branch) ,
David L. Chinkes (The University of Texas Medical Branch)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Wiley-Liss Inc.,U.S.
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.50cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 26.70cm
Weight: 1.061kg
ISBN: 9780471462095
ISBN 10: 0471462098
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 09 November 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
...is supported by a wealth of illustrations, tables, and exemplary calculations that will aid in comprehension...[an] excellent and much needed textbook. (The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2007) ...should be required for anyone who desires to know more about metabolic tracer kinetics. (Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, September 2005) ...an effective integration of theory and practical implementation...It effectively serves as a teaching textbook as well as a research item. (E-STREAMS, August 2005)
...is supported by a wealth of illustrations, tables, and exemplary calculations that will aid in comprehension...[an] excellent and much needed textbook. (The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2007) ...should be required for anyone who desires to know more about metabolic tracer kinetics. (Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, September 2005) ...an effective integration of theory and practical implementation...It effectively serves as a teaching textbook as well as a research item. (E--STREAMS, August 2005)
...is supported by a wealth of illustrations, tables, and exemplary calculations that will aid in comprehension...[an] excellent and much needed textbook. ( The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2007) ...should be required for anyone who desires to know more about metabolic tracer kinetics. (Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, September 2005) ...an effective integration of theory and practical implementation...It effectively serves as a teaching textbook as well as a research item. (E-STREAMS, August 2005)
Author Information
Robert R. Wolfe, Ph.D. is currently John H. Sealy Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Chief of Metabolism at the Shriners Burns Hospital in Galveston, Texas. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, spent 8 years as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, and moved to Galveston in 1983. He is widely recognized for his research in physiological metabolism using isotopically labeled tracers. David L. Chinkes, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling in Metabolism in 1996 from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and a member of the Metabolism Unit at the Shriners Burns Hospital at Galveston, Texas. His research looks at developing new methods for measuring metabolic parameters in vivo.
