Basicmedical Key

Chapter 5 Structure, Nomenclature, and Properties of Proteins and Amino Acids Martha H. Stipanuk, PhD∗ Proteins were first recognized as a distinct class of biological molecules in the eighteenth century…

Chapter 30 Vitamin A Noa Noy, PhD Common Abbreviations ARAT acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase CRABP cellular retinoic acid–binding protein CRALBP cellular retinal-binding protein CRBP cellular retinol-binding protein FABP fatty acid binding protein…

Chapter 36 Iron Robert R. Crichton, PhD, FRSC Common Abbreviations BMP bone morphogenetic protein DcytB duodenal cytochrome b DMT1 divalent cation transporter1 HFE hereditary hemochromatosis genes IrRE iron regulatory element…

Chapter 29 Vitamin E Robert S. Parker, PhD Vitamin E was discovered more than 80 years ago as a lipid-soluble substance necessary for the prevention of fetal death and resorption…

Chapter 25 Folate, Choline, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin B6 Marie A. Caudill, PhD, RD, Joshua W. Miller, PhD, Jesse F. Gregory, III, PhD; and Barry Shane, PhD Common Abbreviations AdoHcy…

Chapter 38 Iodine Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, MSc, and Hedley C. Freake, PhD Common Abbreviations IDD iodine deficiency disorder NIS sodium/iodide symporter rT3 reverse T3 RXR retinoid X receptor T3…

Chapter 35 Body Fluids and Water Balance Hwai-Ping Sheng, PhD Common Abbreviations AVP arginine vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH) AQP aquaporin Cosm osmolar clearance Cwater free-water clearance Osm…

Chapter 32 Calcium and Phosphorus Sue A. Shapses, PhD∗ Common Abbreviations 1,25(OH)2D 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D FGF23 fibroblast growth factor 23 IP3 inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate Pi inorganic phosphate, mainly HPO42–…

Chapter 37 Zinc, Copper, and Manganese Arthur Grider, PhD Common Abbreviations AE acrodermatitis enteropathica CDF cation diffusion family; also known as zinc transporter (ZnT) family DMT1 divalent metal transporter 1…

Chapter 17 Cholesterol and Lipoproteins: Synthesis, Transport, and Metabolism Hei Sook Sul, PhD and Judith Storch, PhD Common Abbreviations ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 ACAT Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase AMPK AMP-activated…