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Biochemistry for Medicine and Pharmacy

A course of the

Please refer also to the main topic:Biochemistry wiki for Biochemistry for Chemistry and for Biology.

You are invited to improve thoughtfully upon these subjects. Please refer to the Discussion page for proposals, discussion and comments.

Topics and Learning Materials

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Topics in Veterinary Medicine

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Learning Projects

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Biochemistry today

  1. The pet food crisis and Non-protein nitrogen as legitimate and illegitimate feed additive.


Essay and Discussion Themes

  1. w:Atherosclerosis
    1. Lipoprotein cell recognition mechanisms
    2. Scavenger system
    3. w:Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs). w:Cytokines.
    4. Oxidized lipoproteins
  2. w:Digestion and absorption
  3. Plasma buffer systems
  4. Kidney
  5. w:Nerve impulse, transmission, w:neuromuscular junction and modulators.
  6. Chemical military agents and w:antidotes
  7. w:The origin of life on Earth
  8. The possible origin of life outside Earth (w:Astrobiology)
  9. Iron, w:Heme and w:Hemoglobin metabolism and its errors (item, item, item)
  10. w:Coagulation
  11. Voluntary w:Muscle (item) metabolic peculiarities (item, item, item) and the w:neuromuscular junction
  12. w:Connective tissue (w:collagen, w:elastin, w:reticulin) and its main anomalies.
  13. w:Nicotine toxicology and w:addiction, w:tolerance (item), w:dopamine and the brain reward pathways

Books

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By alphabetical order of the first author's surname.

General Biochemistry

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  • Nelson DL, Cox MM. "Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry". Worth Publishers. New York. 2000. ISBN 1-57259-153-6. http://worthpublishers.com/lehninger
  • Osgood M, Ocorr K. "The Absolute, Ultimate Guide to Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry Study Guide and Solution Manual". Worth Publishers. New York. 2000. ISBN 9781572591677.

Medical Biochemistry

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  • Cooper GM. The Cell, A Molecular Approach [7]
  • Devlin TM Ed. "Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations". Wiley-Liss. Hoboken. 2006. ISBN 9780471678083.
  • Epstein RJ. "Human Molecular Biology: An Introduction to the Basis of Health and Disease". Cambridge University Press. G. Canale & C. S.p.a. 2003. ISBN 9780521644815
  • Free Books for Doctors - Biochemistry [8]
  • Murray RK, Granner DK, Rodwell VW et al. "Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry". Lange-McGrawHill. Singapore. 2006. ISBN 007-125300-9.
  • Stryer's. Missing Up-to-date Reference.
  • Stryer's online Biochemistry

Further Resources

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