Methods for Investigation of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism / Edition 1

by Antoine E. El-Khoury

Overview

Containing all the new as well as classical methodologies used in the investigation of amino acid and protein metabolism in human and animal models, this book is needed because of the dramatic increase in research in this field. There is no other book currently on the market that covers these methods of investigation.
Methods for Investigation of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism explores areas such as amino acid transfer across tissue membranes, past and new applications using stable isotopes, protein synthesis in organs and tissues, and more. Because of the importance of research methods in the field of amino acid and protein nutrition and metabolism, this book facilitates the reader's integration of the concepts involved in these investigative research methods and their corollaries.
In addition to helping any nutrition investigator design and conduct appropriate research protocols in this area of nutrition, this book assists students who are planning to investigate amino acid and protein metabolism in humans or laboratory animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849396120
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/1999
Series:	Methods in Nutritional Research , #2
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Antoine E. El-Khoury

Table of Contents

Investigation of Amino Acid Transfer Across Tissue Membranes-Peter M. Taylor and Sylvia Y. Low
Whole-Body Protein Turnover in Humans: Past and New Applications Using Stable Isotopes-Antoine E. El-Khoury
Protein Synthesis in Organs and Tissues: Quantitative Methods in Laboratory Animals-Teresa A. Davis, Marta L. Fiorotto, Douglas G. Burrin, and Rhonda C. Vann
The Measurement of the Rate of Synthesis of Liver-Derived Plasma Proteins-Farook Jahoor and Peter J. Reeds
Evaluation of the Adaptation to Protein Restriction in Humans-L. John Hoffer
Determination of Amino Acid Isotopic Enrichment: Methods, Difficulties, and Calculations-Bruce W. Patterson
The Use of GC-C-IRMS for the Analysis of Stable Isotope Enrichment in Nitrogenous Compounds-Cornelia C. Metges and Klaus-Juergen Petzke
Use of Isotope Dilution Methods to Investigate Glutamine Metabolism In Vivo in Humans-Dominique Darmaun and Christine Bobin-Dubigeon
The Application of Muscle Biopsy in the Study of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism-Peter Fürst and Katharina S. Kuhn
Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in the Elderly-Naomi K. Fukagawa and Dorothy Y. Fisher
Evaluation of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism in the Fetus-Patti J. Thureen and William W. Hay Jr.
Analysis of Proteins in Human Milk-Clemens Kunz
Studying Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism in Burn Patients-Yong-Ming Yu, Colleen M. Ryan, and Wei Cai
Methods for Investigation of Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus-Robert C. Albright and K. Sreekumaran Nair

Editorial Reviews

"This book can be helpful to practitioners who seek to remain aware of up-to-date research and findings on the topic."
—Ella H. Haddad, DrPH, MS, RD, Journal of THE AMERICANDIETETIC ASSOCIATION
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"This book can be helpful to practitioners who seek to remain aware of up-to-date research and findings on the topic."
-Ella H. Haddad, DrPH, MS, RD, Department of Nutrition, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA

From the Publisher

Addressing most of the newest, as well as classical, methodologies used in the investigation of amino acid and protein metabolism in human and animal models, this volume explores amino acid transfer across tissue membranes, past and new applications using stable isotopes, protein synthesis in organs and tissues, and other topics. Suitable alike for the nutrition investigator and doctoral student in nutrition who are planning to investigate amino acid and protein metabolism in humans or laboratory animals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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