Isotope tracers in metabolic research : principles and practice of kinetic analysis / Robert R. Wolfe, David L. Chinkes.
| Author/creator | Wolfe, Robert R. |
| Other author | Chinkes, David L., 1965- |
| Other author | Wolfe, Robert R. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, ©2005. |
| Description | vii, 474 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basic characteristics of isotopic tracers -- Calculating specific activity and radiation dosages -- Calculation of substrate kinetics : single-pool model -- Calculation of substrate kinetics : multiple-pool model -- Mass spectrometry : instrumentation -- Determination of isotopic enrichment -- Measurement of substrate oxidation -- Measurement of total energy expenditure using the doubly-labeled water method -- Mass isotopomer distribution analysis -- Glucose metabolism -- Lipid kinetics -- Whole body protein synthesis and breakdown -- Measurement of the synthesis of specific proteins -- Measurement of regional or tissue protein breakdown -- Arterial-venous balance technique to measure amino acid kinetics -- Nuclear magnetic resonance. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: Radioactive and stable isotope tracers in biomedicine / Robert R. Wolfe. c1992. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004007320 |
| ISBN | 0471462098 : |