Overview
- Provides a fresh approach to the study of energy expenditure by introducing the latest concepts in open system thermodynamics and cellular to whole-body energy exchange
- The carefully researched text advances traditional exercise physiology concepts by incorporating contemporary thermodynamic and cellular physiology principles into the context of a ‘working’ metabolism
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Table of contents(16 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
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Gorham, USA
Christopher B. Scott
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Book Subtitle: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism
Authors: Christopher B. Scott
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-383-1
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60327-382-4
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-893-5
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-383-1
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 166
Topics: Nutrition, Public Health, Human Physiology, Biochemistry, general, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Sports Medicine