Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine [Paperback]

Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine integrates, in a single volume, all aspects of biochemistry required by a medical student.Developments in biochemistry have contributed immensely to the rate at which medical knowledge has expanded in recent years. Following the GMC recommendations regarding undergraduate medical education, Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine integrates, in a single volume, all aspects of biochemistry required by a medical student, with a special focus on information specific to medicine as opposed to laboratory-based biochemistry. The first section provides an understanding of basic cell biology and the critical concepts of membrane transport, cellular energetics, information storage, transmission and expression. The second section adopts a systems-based approach.Developments in biochemistry have contributed immensely to the rate at which medical knowledge has expanded in recent years. Following the GMC recommendations regarding undergraduate medical education, Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine integrates, in a single volume, all aspects of biochemistry required by a medical student, with a special focus on information specific to medicine as opposed to laboratory-based biochemistry. The first section provides an understanding of basic cell biology and the critical concepts of membrane transport, cellular energetics, information storage, transmission and expression. The second section adopts a systems-based approach.Developments in biochemistry have contributed immensely to the rate at which medical knowledge has expanded in recent years. Following the GMC recommendations regarding undergraduate medical education, Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine integrates, in a single volume, all aspects of biochemistry required by a medical student, with a special focus on information specific to medicine as opposed to laboratory-based biochemistry. The first section of the book provides an understanding of basic cell biology and the critical concepts of membl#+