Overview

"We now know that genes are ""turned on or off"" by one or more nutrients. This is important knowledge as we try to understand how individual differences affect our nutrient needs and tolerances. We need to know how what we eat affect the phenotypic expression of our own particular genotype. This book provides an update of this important and rapidly growing field of inquiry. It includes reviews by some important new players in this fast-paced area of research. The material addresses the role of vitamin A in the expression of the main rate controlling enzyme gluconeogenesis and covers leptin and uncoupling proteins. It also discusses vitamin D and the expression of calcium binding proteins and the role of C/EBP in adipogenesis."

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Author:   Naima Moustaid-Moussa (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA) ,  Carolyn D. Berdanier (Professor Emerita, University of Georgia, Athens, USA) ,  Ira Wolinsky (Professor Emeritus, University of Houston, Texas, USA) ,  Elaine D. Collins (San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.857kg
ISBN:  

9780849322167

ISBN 10:   0849322162
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   30 May 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dietary and Hormonal Regulation of the Mammalian Fatty Acid Synthase Gene. Nutrition and Adipocyte Gene Expression. Regulation of the Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Genes by Dietary Fat. Fatty Acids, White Adipose Tissue Development and Adipocyte Differentiation. Acyl-CoA Synthetase 1. Nutritional Regulation of Fatty Acid Transport Protein Expression. Alcohol and Gene Expression in the Central Nervous System. Nutrient Control of Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Prohormone Processing and Disorders of Energy Homeostasis. The Agouti Gene in Obesity. Dietary Fats and APC-Driven Intestinal Tumorigenesis. Body Weight Regulation, Uncoupling Proteins, and Energy Metabolism. Vitamin A and Gene Expression. Vitamin A and Mitochondrial Gene Expression. Vitamin D and Gene Expression. Vitamin E and Gene Expression. Differential Regulation and Function of Glutathione Peroxidases and other Selenoproteins. Ferritin.  

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...a good resource for researchers in the area of biochemistry, nutritional sciences, cell biology, genetics and physiology, especially those interested in lipid metabolism. - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

a good resource for researchers in the area of biochemistry, nutritional sciences, cell biology, genetics and physiology, especially those interested in lipid metabolism. - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

“…a good resource for researchers in the area of biochemistry, nutritional sciences, cell biology, genetics and physiology, especially those interested in lipid metabolism.” — Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Moustaid-Moussa\, Naima; Berdanier\, Carolyn D.

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