Human Metabolism. Keith N. Frayn
Hormones and their receptors 3.4 Hormones and short-term control of enzyme activity 3.5 Hormones and longer-term control of enzyme activity
8 CHAPTER 4 Digestion and intestinal absorption 4.1 The strategy of digestion 4.2 Stages of digestion 4.3 Absorption from the small intestine 4.4 The large intestine Note
9 CHAPTER 5 Metabolic specialisation of organs and tissues 5.1 The liver 5.2 Adipose tissue 5.3 Skeletal muscle 5.4 The heart 5.5 The kidneys 5.6 The brain 5.7 The endothelium – a large organ distributed throughout the body 5.8 Enterocytes 5.9 Cells of the immune system Notes
10 CHAPTER 6 Communication systems 6.1 Communication systems 6.2 Hormones important in metabolic regulation 6.3 The nervous system and metabolism Note
11 CHAPTER 7 Integration of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism in normal daily life 7.1 The body’s fuel stores 7.2 Carbohydrate metabolism 7.3 Lipid metabolism 7.4 Amino acid and protein metabolism 7.5 Links between carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism 7.6 Blood flow and the integration of metabolism 7.7 An integrated overview of metabolism: a metabolic diary 7.8 Metabolic control in a physiological setting Notes
12 CHAPTER 8 Metabolic challenges: Coping with some extreme physiological situations 8.1 Situations in which metabolism is significantly altered from its normal pattern 8.2 Exercise 8.3 Growth and development Notes
13 CHAPTER 9 Metabolic challenges: Coping with some pathological situations Pathological challenges to metabolism 9.1 Starvation 9.2 The period of adapted starvation 9.3 Pathological stress: the metabolic response to tissue injury and the effects of inflammation, infection and trauma 9.4 Cancer metabolism
14 CHAPTER 10 Lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis 10.1 Introduction to lipoprotein metabolism 10.2 Outline of the pathways of lipoprotein metabolism 10.3 Regulation of lipoprotein metabolism 10.4 Disturbances of lipoprotein metabolism
15 CHAPTER 11 Energy balance and body weight regulation 11.1 Energy balance and body weight 11.2 Energy balance 11.3 Conditions of low body weight 11.4 Treatment of obesity Note
16 CHAPTER 12 Diabetes mellitus 12.1 Different types of diabetes 12.2 Clinical features of diabetes 12.3 Metabolic alterations in diabetes mellitus 12.4 Treatment of diabetes mellitus 12.5 The longer-term complications of diabetes 12.6 Prevention of diabetes Note
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List of Tables
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