Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry

Authors: Victor W Rodwell, Kathleen M. Botham, Peter J. Kennelly, P. Anthony Weil, David A. Bender
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Edition: 30
Publish Year: 2015
ISBN: 9781259252860


The Thirtieth Edition of Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry combines outstanding fullcolorillustrations with authoritative integrated coverage of biochemical disease and clinical information Using brevity and numerous medically relevant examples Harpers presents a clear succinct review of the fundamentals of biochemistry that every student must understand in order to succeed in medical school All fiftyeight chapters emphasize the medical relevance of biochemistry Fullcolor presentation includes more than 600 illustrations Each chapter includes a section on BiomedicalImportance and a summary of the topics covered Review questions follow each of the eleven sections Case studies in every chapter emphasize the clinical relevance to biochemistry NEW coverage of toxic naturallyoccurring amino acids extraterrestrial biomolecules computeraided drug design the role of complement cascade in bacterial and viral infection secreted mediators of cellcell signaling between leukocytes the role of mast cells basophils andeosinophils and the hazard of antioxidants that downregulate radical signaling for apoptosis and increase risk of cancer Applauded by medical students for its current and engaging style Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is an essential for USMLE review and the single best reference for learning the clinical relevance of any biochemistry topic