Radioactive and Stable Isotope Tracers in Biomedicine: Principles and Practice of Kinetic Analysis
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More About This Title Radioactive and Stable Isotope Tracers in Biomedicine: Principles and Practice of Kinetic Analysis
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An up-to-date, detailed, authoritative overview regarding all aspects of the theory and practice involved in utilizing isotopic tracers for the in vivo study of human metabolic function. Presents specific technical information on performing tracer studies including isotope infusion, analysis and interpretation of data.
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Partial table of contents:
Basic Characterisitics of Isotopic Tracers.
Terminology for Tracer Studies.
Gas-Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry: Instrumentation.
Separation of Compounds by Chromatographic Techniques.
Calculation of Substrate Kinetics: Multiple-Pool Models.
Selection of Tracer Infusion and Sampling Sites.
Assessment of Body Composition.
Technical Aspects of Performing Tracer Infusions.
Glucose Metabolism.
Lipid Kinetics.
Specific Application: UREA.
Amino Acid Metabolism.
Protein Synthesis and Breakdown.
Laboratory Methods.
