- Paperback: 704 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 28 edition (1 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071625917
- ISBN-13: 978-0071625913
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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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 delivery
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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Why should consuming fructose make you fatter beyond the calories you consume? Why do RBC lacking G6PD haemolyse on exposure to oxidative stress? Is there a tissue in the body even more vulnerable to lack of glucose than the brain? Why does 1 mole of glucose generate just 2 ATPs when glycloysed but fully 32 ATPs when put through the citric acid cycle?
Harper's Biochemistry provides the answers. It's an engaging read, one I first read while I was in medical college many years ago, but it is still every bit as presentable and easy to leaf throgh, yet gripping. After every chapter you get the feeling that you have crossed a milestone- knowledge updated, one more jigsaw in place in your quest to understand how thinks really work.
Reason for 4 stars rather than 5? The clinical scenarios' chapter seems contrived and oversimplified, with a whiff of falling flat in an effort to please too many masters. It certainly won't appeal to clinicians who would expect a lot more bang for their buck, but then one mustn't lose sight of the fact that this book is primarily aimed at medical students, who would do wonderfully well to digest it piece by engaging piece.
Harper's Biochemistry provides the answers. It's an engaging read, one I first read while I was in medical college many years ago, but it is still every bit as presentable and easy to leaf throgh, yet gripping. After every chapter you get the feeling that you have crossed a milestone- knowledge updated, one more jigsaw in place in your quest to understand how thinks really work.
Reason for 4 stars rather than 5? The clinical scenarios' chapter seems contrived and oversimplified, with a whiff of falling flat in an effort to please too many masters. It certainly won't appeal to clinicians who would expect a lot more bang for their buck, but then one mustn't lose sight of the fact that this book is primarily aimed at medical students, who would do wonderfully well to digest it piece by engaging piece.
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It was a nice book havent got touch with subject for 4 years bought this one just to refresh .I would strongly recommend this book............
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Easy to understand and clearly explained biochemical concepts make this book a must have for the study of biochemistry by undergraduates. It also includes case studies to help understand the application of buochemistry within the clinical setting. I used this book on my medical biochemistry course and scored well over 70%.
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