Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body.Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body G. F. M. Ball Blackwell Publishing 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148 0632064781 $199.99 1-800-216-2522 www.blackwellpublishing.com Vitamins: Their Role in the Human Body is a single-source reference and textbook that assimilates the latest knowledge about vitamins' biological properties with regard to human nutrition. Introductory chapters cover historical and nutritional aspects of vitamins, detailed aspects of physiology and functional anatomy functional anatomy n. See physiological anatomy. , biochemistry, immunology immunology, branch of medicine that studies the response of organisms to foreign substances, e.g., viruses, bacteria, and bacterial toxins (see immunity). Immunologists study the tissues and organs of the immune system (bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, thymus, lymphatic , the regulation of protein synthesis Protein synthesis is the creation of proteins using DNA and RNA. Biological and artificial methods for creation of proteins differ significantly.
tr.v. scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing, scru·ti·niz·es To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically. scru each specific vitamin in turn. A glossary, bibliography, and index round out this expert resource intended especially for nutritionists, biochemists, physiologists, physicians, food scientists, food technologists, and other health professionals whether in the fields of research, teaching, or study. An in-depth overview of vitamins, that does not shy from advanced scientific detail but is packed with tools to help the lay reader understand exactly what vitamins are and what they do. Highly recommended especially for health and science student and library collections. |
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