Glutamine: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Clinical Applications

ISBN-13: 9781032097046 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 410 str.

Dominique Meynial-Denis

Opis

Glutamine: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Clinical Applications describes the different functions of glutamine (Gln) in animals and humans. Gln is both a nutrient and a signaling molecule, and its functions go beyond those of a simple metabolic fuel or protein precursor. This book has gathered together, in an unbiased an

Spis treści

Basics of Glutamine Metabolism. New Data on the Biochemistry of Glutamine. Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Glutamine Metabolism. Glutamine, the Brain and Neurological Diseases. Glutamine and the Intestinal Tract. Glutamine and the Catabolic State. Glutamine, Immunity and Exercise. Glutamine and Aging.

O autorze

Dominique Meynial-Denis, Ph.D., is a Researcher at Laboratoire d'Etude de Metabolisme Azote INRA, Centre de Recherches de Clermont-Ferrand-Theix, Lyon, France.