Overview
- Timely, evidence-based chapters by leading researchers in their fields
- Final chapter provides a wealth of information on web-based resources and suggested readings for the health provider
- Each chapter contains keypoints and keywords
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)
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Table of contents(21 chapters)
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Basic Processes at the Cellular Level
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Inherited Defects in Branched Chain Amino Acid Metabolism
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Experimental Models of Growth and Disease States: Role of Branched Chain Amino Acids
About this book
This is the first volume in a 2-volume compendium that is the go-to source for both research- and practice-oriented information on the importance of branched chain amino acids in maintaining the nutritional status and overall health of individuals, especially those with certain disease conditions. Over 150 well recognized and respected contributors have come together to compile these up-to-date and well-referenced works. The volumes will serve the reader as the benchmarks in this complex area of interrelationships between dietary protein intakes and individual amino acid supplementation, the unique role of the branched chain amino acids in the synthesis of brain neurotransmitters, collagen formation, insulin and glucose modulation and the functioning of all organ systems that are involved in the maintenance of the body’s metabolic integrity. Moreover, the physiological, genetic and pathological interactions between plasma levels of branched chain amino acids and aromatic amino acids are clearly delineated so that students as well as practitioners can better understand the complexities of these interactions.
Branched Chain Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 1 covers basic processes at the cellular level, inherited defects in branched chain amino acid metabolism, and experimental models of growth and disease states.
Editors and Affiliations
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Intensive Care, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Rajkumar Rajendram
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Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
Victor R. Preedy
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Vinood B. Patel
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Branched Chain Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition
Book Subtitle: Volume 1
Editors: Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel
Series Title: Nutrition and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1923-9
Publisher: Humana New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1922-2
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4701-0
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1923-9
Series ISSN: 2628-197X
Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 270
Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Science