Description

Clinical Biochemistry 2/e focuses on the areas of body function required for the maintenance of health including: input; control; processing; transport and storage; and defence and output. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated and incorporates the latest developments in genomics, proteomics and biosensors to ensure the reader is up to date with the subject. The book also benefits from an improved design and layout to aid student understanding.

Contents

1. What is clinical biochemistry?

2. Nutrition and drugs

3. Digestion

4. Genetic control

5. Endocrinology

6. Thyroid hormones

7. Control of water and electrolyte metabolism

8. Control of calcium metabolism

9. Control of carbohydrate metabolism

10. Enzymes

11. Inborn errors of metabolism

12. Plasma proteins

13. Lipid and lipoproteins

14. Acid-base balance and blood gases

15. Immunoglobulins

16. Proteins of the innate immune system

17. Kidney function

18. Liver function

Index