Overview

The use of stable isotopes in nutritional studies is now widespread, and the technique is becoming increasingly popular. Practical applications are numerous and include: calcium and iron absorption studies; studies looking at the impacts of diet, physical activity, aging, and medical therapy and supplementation on nutrient metabolism; measurement of energy cost of pregnancy; causes of growth faltering in infants and investigations into childhood and adult obesity. This book is designed as a laboratory handbook of methods used to perform stable isotope studies in humans. It covers basic principles, dosage information, sample preparation procedures, analytical instrumentation and necessary mathematical methods. It will provide the fundamentals to enable researchers to evaluate and establish stable isotope methods in their own laboratories.

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Author:   Steven A. Abrams (USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research CenterTexas, USA) ,  William Wong (USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Texas, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780851996769

ISBN 10:   0851996760
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 April 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction, S A Abrams and W W Wong 2: The measurement of protein kinetics with stable isotope tracers, F Jahoor, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas,USA 3: Stable isotope studies of macromineral metabolism: Calcium, magnesium and iron, S A Abrams 4: Evaluation of trace mineral status and bioavailability using stable isotopes (zinc, copper, selenium, molybdenum), N M Lowe, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK and C S Broome, University of Liverpool, UK 5: Energy utilization with doubly labelled water (2H218O), W W Wong 6: Body composition measurements with 2H218O isotope dilution, W W Wong 7: Stable isotopes and gas chromatoraphy - Mass spectrometry in studies of glucose and metabolism in children, A L Sunehag, and M W Haymond, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas, USA 8: Cholesterol and other lipid metabolism, R E Ostlund, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA 9: Index

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