Metabolic and therapeutic aspects of amino acids in clinical nutrition. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Amino acid metabolism and therapy in health and nutritional disease.
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Luc A. Cynober.
• Other Names: Cynober, Luc A
• Contents: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; About the Editor; Contributors List; Contents; Introduction; Physiology and Physiopathology; Part I Introduction to amino acid metabolism; chapter one Measurement of amino acid concentrations in biological fluids and tissues using ion exchange chromatography; chapter two Measurement of amino acid concentrations in biological fluids and tissues using reversed-phase HPLC-based methods; chapter three Approaches to studying amino acid metabolism: from quantitative assays to flux assessment using stable isotopes. Chapter four Cellular uptake of amino acids: systems and regulationPart II Physiology; section A Metabolism; chapter five Amino acid metabolism and gluconeogenesis; chapter six Contribution of amino acids to ketogenesis; chapter seven Ureagenesis and ammoniagenesis: an update; chapter eight Metabolism of branched-chain amino acids in man; chapter nine The glutamate crossway; chapter ten Arginine metabolism in mammals; chapter eleven Glutamine metabolism; section B Control of and by amino acids; chapter twelve Insulin and the regulation of amino acid catabolism and protein turnover. Chapter thirteen Control of amino acid metabolism by counterregulatory hormoneschapter fourteen Nitric oxide; chapter fifteen Control of amino acid metabolism by lipids, ketone bodies, and glucose substrates; chapter sixteen Amino acid signaling and the control of protein metabolism; chapter seventeen The role of amino acids in the control of proteolysis; chapter eighteen Anabolic effects and signaling pathways triggered by amino acids in the liver; chapter nineteen Amino acids and immune function; chapter twenty Amino acid-mediated insulin secretion; Part III Amino acid metabolism in disease. Chapter twenty-one Cancer-associated cachexia: altered metabolism of protein and amino acidschapter twenty-two Diabetes mellitus; chapter twenty-three Acidosis and amino acid metabolism; chapter twenty-four Muscle protein and amino acid metabolism with respect to age-related sarcopenia; chapter twenty-five Gastrointestinal disease; chapter twenty-six Amino acids and ammonia in liver disease; Requirements and Supply; Part IV Amino acid requirements; chapter twenty-seven Nutritional essentiality of amino acids and amino acid requirements in healthy adults. Chapter twenty-eight Neonatal requirements for amino acidschapter twenty-nine Amino acid requirements in the elderly; chapter thirty Amino acid requirements in sport; Part V Amino acid supply in diseases; section A Quantitative and qualitative aspects; chapter thirty-one Quantitative and qualitative amino acid intake by the parenteral route; chapter thirty-two Quantitative and qualitative aspects of nitrogen supply in enteral nutrition in relation to free amino acids and peptides; chapter thirty-three Branched-chain amino and keto acids in renal failure.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (755 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 612.3/98; Amino acids -- Metabolism; Amino acids -- Pathophysiology; Amino acids in human nutrition; Amino Acids -- metabolism; Amino Acids -- therapeutic use; Amino Acids -- administration & dosage; Amino acids -- Therapeutic use; Amino acids -- Administration & dosage; Acides aminés -- Métabolisme; Acides aminés; Acides aminés dans l'alimentation humaine; MEDICAL -- Nutrition; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203010266; 0203010264; 9781420054170; 1420054171; 9780849313820; 0849313821
• Related ISBNs: 0849313821
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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