Newsholme, E. A. creator Leech, A. R. text enk 2010 monographic eng

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xvi, 543 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. The structural and biochemical hierarchy of a cell and a human -- Essential topics in dynamic biochemistry -- Energy : in the body, tissues and biochemical processes -- Enzymes : activities, properties, regulation and physiology -- Transport into the body : the gastrointestinal tract, digestion and absorption -- Transport into the cell: particles, molecules and ions -- Essential metabolism -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Fat metabolism -- Amino acid and protein metabolism -- Oxidation of fuels and ATP generation: physiological and clinical importance -- Metabolism of ammonia and nucleic acids -- Synthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerol, phospholipids and fatty messengers: the roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids -- Hormones : from action in the cell to function in the body -- Essential processes of life -- Physical activity : in non-athletes, athletes and patients -- Mental activity and mental illness -- Nutrition: biochemistry, physiology and pathology -- Starvation: metabolic changes, survival and death -- Defence against pathogens: barriers, enzymes and the immune system -- Survival after trauma: metabolic changes and response of the immune system -- Sexual reproduction -- Growth and death of cells and humans: the cell cycle, apoptosis and necrosis -- Serious diseases -- Cancer: genes, cachexia and death -- Atherosclerosis, hypertension and heart attack. Eric A. Newsholme and Tony R. Leech. Includes bibliographical references and index. Biochemistry Metabolism Biochemistry Metabolism QP514.2 .N48 2009 612.015 9780471988205 (cloth) 0471988200 (cloth) 9780471931652 (pbk.) 0471931659 (pbk.) 2009007437 DLC 180553 20180503114104.0 15637337 spa