Biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics

Description

Fuel metabolism and nutrition, basic principles -- Basic aspects of biochemistry : organic chemistry, acid-base chemistry, amino acids, protein structure and function, and enzyme kinetics -- Gene expression (transcription), synthesis of proteins (translation), and regulation of gene expression -- Cell biology, signal transduction, and the molecular biology of cancer -- Generation of ATP from metabolic fuels and oxygen toxicity -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Lipid and ethanol metabolism -- Nitrogen metabolism? Amino acids, purines, pyrimidines, and products derived from amino acids -- Molecular endocrinology and overview of tissue metabolism -- Human genetics : an introduction.;Fully updated for its sixth edition, chapters are written in an outline format and include pedagogical features such as bolded key words, figures, tables, algorithms, and highlighted clinical correlates. USMLE-style questions and answers follow each chapter and a comprehensive exam appears at the end of the book.