Description
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.
Features
--NEW! Revised questions and answers
--NEW! Updated clinical correlates
--USMLE-style questions and answers follow every chapter
--Comprehensive exam at the end of the book
--Bolded key terms
--Highlighted clinical correlates provide increased clinical focus
--Companion website includes online question bank with questions from the book and fully searchable text
About the Author(s)
- Todd A Swanson M.D., Ph. D
- Resident in Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
- Sandra I Kim MD, PhD
- Fellow in Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Marc J Glucksman PhD
- Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Director, Midwest Proteome Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
Specs
- Edition: Fifth
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9780781798754
- Trim Size: 7 x 10
- Pages: 432
- Pub Date: Dec 7, 2009
- Weight: 2.0
Associated Specialties
Table of contents
Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Organic Chemistry Review
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1: Protein Structure and Function
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2: Enzyme Kinetics
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3: The Biochemistry of Digestion
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4: Glycolysis
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5: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Metabolism
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6: Glycogen Metabolism
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7: Gluconeogenesis and the Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels
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8: Miscellaneous Carbohydrate Metabolism
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9: Fatty Acid Metabolism
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10: Cholesterol Metabolism and Blood Lipoproteins
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11: Ketones and Other Lipid Derivatives
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12: Amino Acid Metabolism
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13: Products Derived from Amino Acids
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14: Nucleotide and Porphyrin Metabolism
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15: Integrative Metabolism and Nutrition
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16: Molecular Endocrinology
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17: DNA Replication and Transcription
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18: RNA Translation and Protein Synthesis
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19: Genetics
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20: The Biochemistry of Cancer
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21: Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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