Overview
- Biochemistry of Atherosclerosis discusses emerging concepts in the pathogenesis of and therapeautic approaches to atherosclerosis. This up-to-date volume examines in detail all aspects of atherogenesis. This book is valuable reading for all biomedical researchers.
- Biochemistry of Atherosclerosis is the first volume in the new series, Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease, edited by Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla. This series will focus on developments in biochemical research with implications for health and disease. The series will consist of original edited volumes, monographs, references, proceedings.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease (ABHD, volume 1)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Hyperlipidaemia and Atherosclerosis
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Diabetes and Hypertension Induced Atherosclerosis
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Hyperhomocysteinemia and Atherosclerosis
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About this book
At its present rate of growth, atherosclerosis will be the major cause of death from disease by the year 2020. Atherosclerosis is an extremely complex, biochemical, multifactorial process. This book will cover many aspects of atherogenesis, with particular emphasis on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. We will cover all aspects of the regulation of cholesterol homeostasis and the importance of each pathway. This book will explore the role of nuclear hormone receptors on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and their complex roles in atherogenesis. Finally, how the use of genetic studies can help sort out the immense complexities that mediate these aspects of atherogenesis will be discussed.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Sukhinder K. Cheema is Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She has worked as a Research Scientist with the Nova-Husky Research Corporation in Alberta, Canada. She is currently researching the molecular mechanisms of cholesterol ester transfer protein regulation by dietary fats and hormones. She also researches the regulation of genes involved in cholesterol metabolism by hormone factors, the molecular basis of diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis, and the mechanisms of lipid abnormalities caused by protease inhibitors.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biochemistry of Atherosclerosis
Editors: Sukhinder Kaur Cheema
Series Title: Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36279-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-31252-1Published: 30 May 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4061-2Published: 24 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-36279-3Published: 31 August 2006
Series ISSN: 2512-2142
Series E-ISSN: 2512-2150
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 572
Topics: Cardiology, Biochemistry, general, Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine, Developmental Biology