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Biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics / Michael A. Lieberman, Rick Ricer.

Lieberman, Michael, 1950- (Author). Ricer, Rick E. (Added Author).

Summary:

Practical, approachable, and perfect for today's busy medical students and practitioners, BRS Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, Seventh Edition helps ensure excellence in class exams and on the USMLE Step 1. The popular Board Review Series outline format keeps content succinct and accessible for the most efficient review, accompanied by bolded key terms, detailed figures, quick-reference tables, and other aids that highlight important concepts and reinforce understanding. This revised edition is updated to reflect the latest perspectives in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics, with a clinical emphasis essential to success in practice. New Clinical Correlation boxes detail the real-world application of chapter concepts, and updated USMLE-style questions with answers test retention and enhance preparation for board exams and beyond.

Record details

ISBN: 9781496399236 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 444 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: Seventh ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Fuel metabolism and nutrition : basic principles -- Basic aspects of biochemistry : organic chemistry, acid/base chemistry, amino acids, protein structure and function, and enzyme kinetics -- Gene expression (transcription), synthesis of proteins (translation), and regulation of gene expression -- Cell biology, signal transduction, and the molecular biology of cancer -- Generation of ATP from metabolic fuels and oxygen toxicity -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Lipid and ethanol metabolism -- Nitrogen metabolism/amino acids, purines, pyrimidines, and products derived from amino acids -- Molecular endocrinology and an overview of tissue metabolism -- Human genetics : an introduction.