Biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics / Todd A. Swanson, Sandra I. Kim, Marc J. Glucksman ; with editorial consultation by Michael A. Lieberman
- Author
- Swanson, Todd A.
- Additional Titles
- Biochemistry, molecular biology & genetics
- Published
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]
- Copyright Date
- ©2010
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Physical Description
- xv, 379 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Kim, Sandra I., Glucksman, Marc J., Lieberman, Michael, 1950-, and Swanson, Todd A.
- Series
- Contents
- Protein structure and function -- Enzymes -- Biochemistry of digestion -- Glycolysis -- The tricarboxylic acid cycle, electron transport chain, and oxidative metabolism -- Glycogen metabolism -- Gluconeogenesis and the maintenance of blood glucose levels -- Miscellaneous carbohydrate metabolism -- Fatty acid metabolism -- Cholesterol metabolism and blood lipoproteins -- Ketones and other lipid derivatives -- Amino acid metabolism -- Products derived from amino acids -- Nucleotide and porphyrin metabolism -- Integrative metabolism and nutrition -- Molecular endocrinology -- DNA replication and transcription -- RNA translation and protein synthesis -- Genetics -- Biochemistry of cancer -- Techniques in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.
- Summary
- Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this popular review book is an excellent aid for USMLE Step 1 preparation and for coursework in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. 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. A companion website includes an interactive question bank with questions from the book and the fully searchable text.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780781798754 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
0781798752 (hardcopy : alk. paper) - Note
- Revised edition of: Biochemistry and molecular biology / Todd A. Swanson, Sandra I. Kim, Marc J. Glucksman. 4th ed. c2007.
Includes index.
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