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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Amino Acids and Proteins -- Carbohydrates and Lipids -- Blood and Plasma Proteins -- Oxygen Transport -- Catalytic Proteins -- Enzymes -- Hemostasis and Thrombosis -- Membranes and Transport -- Bioenergetics and Oxidative Metabolism -- Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients: The Gastrointestinal Tract -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Anaerobic Metabolism of Glucose in the Red Blood Cell -- Carbohydrate Storage and Synthesis in Liver and Muscle -- The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle -- Oxidative Metabolism of Lipids in Liver and Muscle -- Biosynthesis and Storage of Fatty Acids -- Biosynthesis of Cholesterol and Steroids -- Lipoprotein Metabolism and Atherogenesis -- Biosynthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids -- Muscle: Energy Metabolism and Contraction -- Glucose Homeostasis and Fuel Metabolism: Diabetes Mellitus -- Nutrition and Energy Balance -- Role of Kidneys in Metabolism -- Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis -- Regulation of Hydrogen Ion Concentration (Acid-Base Balance) -- Bone Metabolism and Calcium Homeostasis -- Complex Carbohydrates: Glycoproteins -- Complex Lipids -- The Extracellular Matrix -- Role of the Liver in Metabolism -- Biosynthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides -- Deoxyribonucleic Acid -- Ribonucleic Acid -- Protein Synthesis and Turnover -- Regulation of Gene Expression: Basic Mechanisms -- Regulation of Gene Expression: Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics -- Oxygen and Life -- The Immune Response -- Biochemical Endocrinology -- Membrane Receptors and Signal Transduction -- Neurotransmitters -- Neurochemistry -- Cellular Homeostasis: Cell Growth and Cancer -- Aging.

Medical Technology

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