By Dawn B. Marks
Dr. sunrise Marks and her coauthors conceal human biochemistry in a pretty complete style for college kids, utilizing case stories to teach the connection among biochemistry and scientific difficulties. evidence and pathways are offered to stress how the underlying biochemistry is expounded to the body's total physiological functioning. teachers - click on the following to reserve a unfastened evaluate reproduction of this name
Read Online or Download Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach (Books) PDF
Similar chemistry books
Marijuana Chemistry: Genetics, Processing, Potency (2nd Edition)
Describes the psychoactive parts of hashish and the results on efficiency of progress stipulations, genetics, harvesting options, and processing. contains diversifications in THC and CBD content material, species differentiation, seeds, grafting, cloning, bonsai marijuana, turning out to be innovations, extraction of THC, education of cannabis and hash oil, smoking vs consuming, checking out for THC and CBD, in addition to criminal issues.
Trace Element Analysis in Biological Specimens
The most important subject of this e-book is analytical techniques to track steel and speciation research in organic specimens. The emphasis is at the trustworthy selection of a few toxicologically and environmentally very important metals. it really is primarily a guide in accordance with the sensible event of every person writer.
The impetus for this e-book is twofold. First, in line with the good documented oil shocks of the Nineteen Seventies there arose a resurgence of study task within the artificial fuels zone. This e-book makes an attempt to catch a few of the innovative advances which were remodeled the previous decade within the sector of the chemistry of coal conversion.
This publication provides invited stories and unique brief notes of modern effects acquired in experiences about the fabrication and alertness of nanostructures, which carry nice promise for the recent new release of digital and optoelectronic units. Governing interesting and comparatively new issues corresponding to fast-progressing nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, molecular electronics and spintronics, nanophotonics, nanosensorics and nanobiology in addition to nanotechnology and quantum processing of knowledge, this e-book provides readers a extra entire knowing of the sensible makes use of of nanotechnology and nanostructures.
- Hilbert Schemes of Zero-Dimensional Subschemes of Smooth Varieties (NATO Asi Series)
- Computational Approaches in Supramolecular Chemistry
- Chemical Principles (7th Edition)
- Manufacture of chemicals by electrolites
- Inorganic Syntheses Volume VI
- Historic Textile and Paper Materials. Conservation and Characterization
Extra info for Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach (Books)
Example text
These procedures can be difficult, dangerous, or even impossible, depending on the tissue. Cost is an additional problem. However, both blood and urine can be obtained readily from patients, and measurements of substances in the blood and urine can help in diagnosing a patient’s problem. Concentrations of substances that are higher or lower than normal indicate which tissues are malfunctioning. For example, if blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels are low, a problem centered in the liver might be suspected because urea is produced in the liver.
T The nomenclature used to describe patients may include the name of a class of compounds. For example a patient with diabetes mellitus who has hyperglycemia has hyper (high) concentrations of carbohydrates (glyc) in her blood (emia). From a biochemist’s point of view, most metabolic diseases are caused by enzymes and other proteins that malfunction and the pharmacological drugs used to treat these diseases correct that malfunction. For example, individuals with atherosclerosis, who have elevated blood cholesterol levels, are treated with a drug that inhibits an enzyme in the pathway for cholesterol synthesis.
When a patient develops a metabolic problem, it is difficult to examine cells to determine the cause. To obtain tissue for metabolic studies, biopsies must be performed. These procedures can be difficult, dangerous, or even impossible, depending on the tissue. Cost is an additional problem. However, both blood and urine can be obtained readily from patients, and measurements of substances in the blood and urine can help in diagnosing a patient’s problem. Concentrations of substances that are higher or lower than normal indicate which tissues are malfunctioning.