Description
Book SynopsisCovers various aspects of the biochemical abnormalities caused by various diseases and how they relate to the biochemical changes in the blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluids, other body fluids and in cells. This book provides the fundamental bases for understanding the biochemical changes which occur in disease processes.
Table of ContentsConcepts of Normality in Clinical Biochemistry; DNA Technology; Carbohydrate Metabolism and Diabetes; Lipids and Ketones; Proteomics; Clinical Immunology; The Erythrocyte; The Porhyrins; Iron Metabolism; Hemostasis; The Leukocytes; Clinical Enzymology; Liver function; Pancreatic function; Gastrointestinal function; Skeletal Muscle Function; Kidney function; Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance; Pituitary Function; Adrenocortical function; Thyroid function; Reproductive Hormones; Clinical Nutrition; Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium Metabolism; Trace minerals; Vitamins; Tumor Markers; Lysosomal Storage Diseases; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Clinical toxicology; Clinical biochemistry of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits; Clinical biochemistry of Avians; Appendixes: Clinical laboratory reference values in a number of animal species and some useful laboratory information
