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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry

by Robert K. Murray, Darryl K. Granner, Peter A Mayes, and Victor W. Rodwell

Published 16 April 2003

Integrating discussions of biochemical diseases, updated clinical information, and case studies, this book can be used as both a text and review book. It offers insightful examples of how knowledge of biochemistry is essential for understanding the maintenance of health and the causes and treatment of disease. Each chapter begins with a section entitled “Biomedical Importance” in which the relationship between biochemical principles and health and disease is explored. It effectively links the fundamentals of biochemistry to prevalent medical conditions such as hypercholesterolemia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus