Overview
- Elucidates the foundations of the molecular events of life
- Uses key historical experiments that opened up new concepts in Biochemistry to further illustrate how the human body functions at molecular level, helping students to appreciate how scientific knowledge emerges
- Provides realistic representations of molecules throughout the book
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Molecules of Life
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Front Matter
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The Interplay and Regulation of Metabolism
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Body weight and metabolic diseases
- Catabolism of the major biomolecules
- Energy conservation in metabolism
- Integrative human biochemistry
- Mechanisms of ATP systhesis
- Metabolic responsis to hyperglycemia
- Metabolism during physical activity
- Regulation metabolism during hypoglicemia
- Regulation of metabolism
About this book
This book covers in detail the mechanisms for how energy is managed in the human body. The basic principles that elucidate the reactivity and physical interactions of matter are addressed and quantified with simple approaches. Three-dimensional representations of molecules are presented throughout the book so molecules can be viewed as unique entities in their shape and function.
The book is focused on the molecular mechanisms of cellular processes in the context of human physiological situations such as fasting, feeding and physical exercise, in which metabolic regulation is highlighted. Furthermore the book uses key historical experiments that opened up new concepts in Biochemistry to further illustrate how the human body functions at molecular level, helping students to appreciate how scientific knowledge emerges.
This book also:
- Elucidates the foundations of the molecular events of life
- Uses key historical experiments that opened up new concepts in Biochemistry to further illustrate how the human body functions at molecular level, helping students to appreciate how scientific knowledge emerges
- Provides realistic representations of molecules throughout the book
Advance Praise for Integrative Human Biochemistry
“This textbook provides a modern and integrative perspective of human biochemistry and will be a faithful companion to health science students following curricula in which this discipline is addressed. This textbook will be a most useful tool for the teaching community.”
–Joan Guinovart
Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona, Spain
President-elect of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IUBMB
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Andrea T. Da Poian, PhD, is Principal Investigator at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integrative Human Biochemistry
Book Subtitle: A Textbook for Medical Biochemistry
Authors: Andrea T. da Poian, Miguel A. R. B. Castanho
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3058-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4171-1
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-3058-6
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 421
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 282 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Medical Biochemistry, Animal Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry