Fate of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Urea Cycle
36 Fate of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Urea Cycle In comparison with carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, the metabolism of amino acids is complex. We must be concerned not only with the…
BIOCHEMISTRY
Liver Metabolism
44 Liver Metabolism The liver is strategically interposed between the general circulation and the digestive tract. It receives 20% to 25% of the volume of blood leaving the heart each…
Blood Plasma Proteins, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis
43 Blood Plasma Proteins, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis The blood is the body’s main transport system. Although the transport and delivery of oxygen to the cells of the tissues is carried…
Digestion and Transport of Dietary Lipids
29 Digestion and Transport of Dietary Lipids Triacylglycerols are the major fat in the human diet, consisting of three fatty acids esterified to a glycerol backbone. Limited digestion of these…
Integration of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism
34 Integration of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism This chapter summarizes and integrates the major pathways for the utilization of carbohydrates and fats as fuels. We concentrate on reviewing the regulatory…
The Fed or Absorptive State
2 The Fed or Absorptive State The Fed State. During a meal, we ingest carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, which are subsequently digested and absorbed. Some of this food is oxidized…
Immunohistology of Head and Neck Lesions
The head and neck, by convention defined as the area above the clavicles and below the cranial cavity, is an anatomically complex region composed of a heterogeneous array of tissues…
Immunohistology of the Breast
Perhaps the most frequent use of diagnostic immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the surgical pathology laboratory pertains to breast biopsies by virtue of the volume and sheer difficulty of cases. In addition…
Immunocytology
Immunocytology, or immunocytochemistry (ICC), involves the use of ICC in diagnostic cytopathology. The application of immunostains in cytology cases has expanded and improved our ability to make definitive and accurate…
