Biochemistry of Zinc

Ananda S. Prasad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

303 Seiten

1994
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-44399-2 (ISBN)

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In response to the worldwide health problems caused by nutritional zinc deficiency, coupled with the remarkable advances in our knowledge of zinc metabolism, the author has written this monograph on the clinical effects of this important mineral. Dr. Prasad focuses on biochemical aspects, but also includes chapters on toxicity and assessment techniques in order to provide clinicians who encounter zinc related problems in their practice with a practical reference source.

1. Historical Aspects of Zinc.- 2. Zinc and Enzymes.- 3. Zinc and Gene Expression.- 4. Biochemistry of Metallothionein.- 5. Zinc and Hormones.- 6. Zinc and Lipid Metabolism.- 7. Zinc and Cells.- 8. Zinc and Neurobiology.- 9. Zinc and Immunity.- 10. Metabolism of Zinc.- 11. Clinical Spectrum of Human Zinc Deficiency.- 12. Interactions of Zinc with Other Micronutrients.- 13. Techniques for Measurement of Zinc in Biological Samples.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.1994
Reihe/Serie	Biochemistry of the Elements ; 11
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 303 p.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-306-44399-6 / 0306443996
ISBN-13	978-0-306-44399-2 / 9780306443992
Zustand	Neuware