Functional biochemistry in health and disease / Eric A. Newsholme and Tony R. Leech. — Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2009. – (58.173/N558) |
Contents
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
I INTRODUCTION
1 The Structural and Biochemical Hierarchy of a Cell and a Human
II ESSENTIAL TOPICS IN DYNAMIC BIOCHEMISTRY
2 Energy: In the Body, Tissues and Biochemical Processes
3 Enzymes: Activities, Properties, Regulation and Physiology
4 Transport into the Body: The Gastrointestinal Tract, Digestion and Absorption
5 Transport into the Cell: Particles, Molecules and Ions
III ESSENTIAL METABOLISM
6 Carbohydrate Metabolism
7 Fat Metabolism
8 Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism
9 Oxidation of Fuels and ATP Generation: Physiological and Clinical Importance
10 Metabolism of Ammonia and Nucleic Acids
11 Synthesis of Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerol, Phospholipids and Fatty Messengers: The Roles of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
12 Hormones: From Action in the Cell to Function in the Body
IV ESSENTIAL PROCESSES OF LIFE
13 Physical Activity: In Non-Athletes, Athletes and Patients
14 Mental Activity and Mental Illness
15 Nutrition: Biochemistry, Physiology and Pathology
16 Starvation: Metabolic Changes, Survival and Death
17 Defence Against Pathogens: Barriers, Enzymes and the Immune System
18 Survival after Trauma: Metabolic Changes and Response of the Immune System
19 Sexual Reproduction
20 Growth and Death of Cells and Humans: The Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Necrosis
V SERIOUS DISEASES
21 Cancer: Genes, Cachexia and Death
22 Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Heart Attack
Index