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Biochemistry of Lipids: Lipoproteins and Membranes, Volume Six, contains concise chapters that cover a wide spectrum of topics in the field of lipid biochemistry and cell biology. It provides an important bridge between broad-based biochemistry textbooks and more technical research publications, offering cohesive, foundational information. It is a valuable tool for advanced graduate students and researchers who are interested in exploring lipid biology in more detail, and includes overviews of lipid biology in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, while also providing fundamental background on the subsequent descriptions of fatty acid synthesis, desaturation and elongation, and the pathways that lead the synthesis of complex phospholipids, sphingolipids, and their structural variants. Also covered are sections on how bioactive lipids are involved in cell signaling with an emphasis on disease implications and pathological consequences.

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Author:   Neale Ridgway (Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) ,  Roger McLeod (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780444634382

ISBN 10:   044463438
Pages:   612
Publication Date:   21 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780128240489
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Structure and function of membranes Chapter 2. Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism in prokaryotes Chapter 3. Fatty acid and lipid metabolism in plants Chapter 4. Fatty acid synthesis in eukaryotes. Chapter 5. Fatty acid elongation and desaturation. Chapter 6. Fatty acid oxidation Chapter 7. Phospholipid synthesis in eukaryotes Chapter 8. Intra-and inter-membrane lipid transport Chapter 9. Structure function of ether lipids Chapter 10. Phospholipid catabolism Chapter 11. The eicosanoids Chapter 12. Sphingolipids Chapter 13. Cholesterol synthesis Chapter 14. Bile acid metabolism Chapter 15. Lipid modification of proteins Chapter 16. Lipoprotein structure and metabolism Chapter 17. Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins Chapter 18. Lipoprotein receptors Chapter 19. Atherosclerosis. Chapter 20. Obesity and diabetes. Chapter 21. Methods of lipid analysis

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Dr. Neale Ridgway has made his scientific mark nationally and internationally and is a noted world expert in the synthesis, transport and regulation of two of the most abundant and important lipids in the human body – cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine His revelations about the signals and pathways that control these lipids are having a profound impact on our understanding of the origins and progression of such diseases as Alzheimer’s, atherosclerosis, cancer and lipid storage disorders. His groundbreaking work is frequently cited by other scientists in the literature, a key indicator of his influence and achievements. Dr. McLeod is a lipid researcher and studies how dietary fats are transported, broken down, stored and used in the body – and how different fats can either lead to, or prevent, chronic disease. He’s particularly interested in obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, related diseases that are skyrocketing, in spite of widespread attempts to counter the deadly trends.

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