Keith N. Frayn

The important Third Edition of this successful book conveys a modern and integrated picture of metabolism and metabolic regulation. Explaining difficult concepts with unequalled clarity, author Keith Frayn provides the reader with an essential guide to the subject. Covering topics such as energy balance, body weight regulation and how the body copes with extreme situations, this book illustrates how metabolic regulation allows the human body to adapt to many different conditions. Changes throughout the new edition include:•Extensive chapter updates •Clear and accessible 2-color diagrams•Q&A sections online at www.wiley.com/go/frayn to facilitate learning Frayn has written a book which will continue to be an extremely valuable tool for scientists, practitioners and students working and studying across a broad range of allied health sciences including medicine, biochemistry, nutrition, dietetics, sports science and nursing.

The updated bestselling guide to human metabolism and metabolic regulationThe revised and comprehensively updated new edition of Human Metabolism (formerly Metabolic Regulation - A Human Perspective) offers a current and integrated review of metabolism and metabolic regulation. The authors explain difficult concepts in clear and concise terms in order to provide an accessible and essential guide to the topic. This comprehensive text covers a wide range of topics such as energy balance, body weight regulation, exercise, and how the body copes with extreme situations, and illustrates how metabolic regulation allows the human body to adapt to many different conditions.This fourth edition has been revised with a new full colour text design and helpful illustrations that illuminate the regulatory mechanisms by which all cells control the metabolic processes necessary for life. The text includes chapter summaries and additional explanatory text that help to clarify the information presented. In addition, the newly revised edition includes more content on metabolic pathways and metabolic diseases. This important resource:- Is a valuable tool for scientists, practitioners and students across a broad range of health sciences including medicine, biochemistry, nutrition, dietetics, sports science and nursing- Includes a full colour text filled with illustrations and additional diagrams to aid understanding- Offers a companion website with additional learning and teaching resources.Written for students of medicine, biochemistry, nutrition, dietetics, sports science and nursing, Human Metabolism has been revised and updated to provide a comprehensive review of metabolism and metabolic regulation.

Edizio honek metabolismoaren eta erregulazioaren deskribapen moderno eta osoa dakar. Argitasun paregabez azaltzen ditu kontzeptu zailak Keith N. Frayn egileak, eta gaiari buruzko funtsezko gida bat damaio irakurleari. Liburu honetan azaltzen da nola egokitzen den giza gorputza hainbat egoeratara metabolismoaren erregulazioari esker, eta, horretarako, hainbat gai jorratzen dira, hala nola energia-balantzea, gorputz-pisuaren erregulazioa eta gorputzak nola aurre egiten dien muturreko egoerei. Frayn-ek idatzitako liburuak tresna ezin baliagarriagoa izaten jarraitzen du, osasunaren zientziarekin erlazionatutako hainbat gairen inguruan (adibidez, medikuntza, biokimika, nutrizioa, dietetika, kirol-zientzia eta erizaintza) lanean dabiltzan zientzialarientzat, profesionalentzat eta ikasleentzat.