The fats of life : essential fatty acids in health and disease / Glen D. Lawrence

By:

Lawrence, Glen D [aut]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J : Rutgers University Press, c2010Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xvi, 277 p.)) : illISBN:

9781282562417
128256241X
9780813549194

Other title:

Essential fatty acids in health and disease

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Additional physical formats: 081354677X | 9780813546773. | 1282560891 | Druckausg.: The fats of life. New Brunswick, New Jersey [u.a.] : Rutgers University Press, 2010. XVI, 277 S.LOC classification:

QP752.F35

NLM classification:

2010 C-648
QU 90

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Summary: The Fats of Life delineates the importance of essential fatty acids, with a focus on distinctions between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid variants. The chemical and biochemical characteristics of these fatty acids and their metabolism to a vast array of potent bioactive messengers are described in the context of their potential effects on general health and impact on various diseases and neurological disorders.Summary: Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part One. Nutritional, Chemical, and Physiological Properties of Dietary Fats -- Chapter 1. The Dietary Fat Doctrine -- Chapter 2. Lipid Terminology, Structure, and Function -- Chapter 3. Some Dietary Fats Are Essential -- Chapter 4. Signals, Messengers, and Responses -- Chapter 5. Oxidation and Lipid Peroxidation -- Part Two. Dietary Fats in Health and Disease -- Chapter 6. Atherosclerosis -- Chapter 7. Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 8. Lipid-Lowering Drugs -- Chapter 9. Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory Drugs, and Lipid Mediators -- Chapter 10. Cancer and Immunity -- Chapter 11. Neurological Development, Memory, and Learning -- Chapter 12. Functional Disorders of the Nervous System -- Chapter 13. Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Part Three. Influence of Diet on Overall Health -- Chapter 14. Obesity -- Chapter 15. Dietary Choices for Comprehensive Health -- Appendix A. Fundamentals of Chemical Bonding and Polarity -- Appendix B. Fatty Acid Composition of Dietary Fats and Oils -- Appendix C. Chemical Structures of Eico Sanoids -- Appendix D. Human Lipoproteins. Their Components, Properties, and Associated Proteins -- Appendix E. Overview of Neuronal Processes -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Author.PPN: PPN: 808855506Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE | BSZ-30-PQE-K1DLR

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