Medical Biochemistry

Presenting human biochemistry in a physiological, rather than a chemical perspective and providing medical students with a clinically relevant text of biochemistry Medical Biochemistry provides unique coverage of the core information students need. The essential basic science is presented, emphasising organ biochemistry, covering metabolic integration, specialised functions of tissues and communications among organ systems. Attention is paid to clinical relevance - boxed clinical examples throughout the text take the science into a practical contest. Techniques from clinical chemistry used for the assessment of metabolic and genetic disorders are covered. This approach is one valuable to students beyond their preclinical years, unlike more traditional texts, which are rarely referred to when students reach the medical wards.