Medical Biochemistry

Author: Zhou Airu / Huang Rubin, Editors
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This textbook is an enriched, revised, and appropriately modified version of the original edition. The main changes include the removal of Chapter 18 on nutritional basics, with the vitamin section moved to a separate chapter in the section. Additionally, a new section has been added. The new edition briefly introduces recent advancements in biochemistry, such as glycoproteins, protein folding, common molecular biology techniques, basic concepts of genomics and post-genomics, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, gene diagnosis and therapy, etc. The added content can be selectively taught by schools based on students'. To facilitate self-study, the textbook explicitly states "Chapter Objectives" at the beginning of each chapter to help students grasp key points, and provides summaries at the end of each chapter to recap the main content. The textbook also includes a biochemistry study guide for students to use for self-assessment and reference during learning. In addition to being used by students in higher medical colleges, it is also suitable for students in medical programs of national radio and television universities, health workers' medical colleges, university junior college programs, and as a reference for undergraduate students.