Medical biochemistry / John W. Baynes, Marek H. Dominiczak

Biochemistry and clinical medicine: introduction and overview – Molecules and cells – Amino acids and proteins – Carbohydrate and lipids – Membranes and transport – Metabolism – Oxygen transport – Catalytic proteins-enzymes – Vitamins and minerals – Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism – Glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway – The tricarboxylic acid cycle – Fatty acid ant triglyceride catabolism – Biosynthesis and storage of carbohydrate – Biosynthesis and storage of fatty acids – Biosynthesis of cholesterol and steroids – Biosynthesis and degradation of nucleotides – Complex carbohydrates: glycoproteins – Complex lipids – The extracellular matrix – Molecular basis of inheritance – Deoxyribonucleic acid – Ribonucleic acid – Protein synthesis and turnover – Signaling and growth – Neurotransmitters – Biochemical endocrinology – Cellular Homeostasis: cell growth – Fuel nutrients and minerals – Digestion and absorption of nutrients: the gastrointestinal – Nutrients and diets – Specialized tissues and their function – Role of liver in metabolism – The lung and the regulation of hydrogen ion concentration – Neurochemistry – Blood and immunity. Clinical Biochemistry – Hemostasis and thrombosis.

Licenciatura en Ciencias Biomédicas / Medicina