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Book Description

Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers concise, up-to-date, and authoritative coverage of the principles of biochemistry and molecular biology as they relate to medicine.
Revised for clarity, with new streamlined organization, new figures, and new online image collection
Reflects major advances in biochemistry that are important to medicine
Includes new chapters on amino acids and peptides, primary structure of proteins, and the Human Genome Project
Presents new and expanded coverage of the mechanisms of action of enzymes, receptors involved in lipoprotein metabolism and reverse cholesterol transport, RNA synthesis, gene regulation, molecular mechanisms of hormone action, protein life cycle, and pharmacogenomics
Provides clinical correlations and chapter summaries
Features more than 500 clear, descriptive illustrations.

About the Author
Robert Murray, MD - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Toronto

Daryl Granner, MD - Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University

David Bender, PhD - Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College of London

Kathleen Botham, PhD - Dept. of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College

Victor Rodwell, PhD - Professor of Biochemistry, Purdue University