Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition 2010
The biochemistry text that every medical student must own--now in full color! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! Comprehensive, concise, and up-to-date,
Harper's is unrivaled in its ability to clarify the link between biochemistry and the
molecular basis of health and disease.
The
Twenty-Eighth Edition has undergone sweeping changes -- including a
conversion to full-color artwork and the substantial revision and
updating of every chapter -- all to reflect the latest advances in
knowledge and technology and to make the text as up-to-date and
clinically relevant as possible. Combining outstanding full-color
illustrations with integrated coverage of
biochemical diseases and
clinical information,
Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers an organization and clarity not found in any other text on the subject.
Striking just the right balance between detail and brevity,
Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is essential for USMLE review and is the single best reference for learning the clinical relevance of a biochemistry topic.
NEW to this edition:
- Full-color presentation, including 600+ illustrations
- Every chapter opens with a Summary of the Biomedical Importance and concludes with a Summary reviewing the topics covered
Two all-new chapters: "Free Radicals and Antioxidant Nutrients" and
"Biochemical Case Histories" which offers an extensive presentation of
16 clinical conditions
- A new appendix containing basic
clinical laboratory results and an updated one with a list of important
websites and online journals
- NEW or updated coverage of important topics including the Human Genome Project and computer-aided drug delive
About the Author Robert K. Murray, MD, PhD, Professor (Emeritus) of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
David A. Bender, PhD,
Sub-Dean, University College Medical School, Senior Lecturer in
Biochemistry, Department of Structural and Molecular Biology and
Division of Medical Education, University College London
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, Professor of Biochemistry, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Peter J. Kennelly, PhD,
Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Victor W. Rodwell, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
P. Anthony Weil, PhD, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Co-Authors: Daryl K. Granner, MD, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Peter L. Gross MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Frederick W. Keeley, PhD,
Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Research Institute,
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Professor, Department of
Biochemistry, University of Toronto
Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Biochemistry, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Margaret L. Rand, PhD,
Associate Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,
and Professor, Departments of Laboratory
Medicine and Pathobiology
and Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
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