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Nutritional Elements and Clinical Biochemistry

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. Marge A. Brewster

    1. Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
      Metabolic Laboratory, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, USA

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  2. Herbert K. Naito

    1. Department of Biochemistry, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of A therosclerosis and Thrombosis Research, Division of Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
      Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Clinical Correlates in Nutritional Disease

    • Donald E. Hill
    Pages 1-13

  3. Clinical Significance of Riboflavin Deficiency

    • Surat Komindr, George E. Nichoalds
    Pages 15-68

  4. Role of Vitamin C in Health and Disease

    • Herbert K. Naito
    Pages 69-115

  5. Vitamin A and Retinol Binding Protein Alterations in Disease

    • Raymond J. Shamberger
    Pages 117-130

  6. Vitamin D — Its Excessive Use in the U.S.A.

    • C. Bruce Taylor, Shi-Kaung Peng
    Pages 131-138

  7. The Clinical Implications of Lipid Antioxidant Nutrition

    • Jeffrey Bland
    Pages 139-167

  8. Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid: Clinical and Pathophysiological Considerations

    • Ruth C. Steinkamp
    Pages 169-240

  9. Trace Metals in Health and Disease

    • Raymond J. Shamberger
    Pages 241-275

  10. Role of Specific Nutritional Components on Plasma Lipids, Lipoproteins and Coronary Heart Disease

    • Herbert K. Naito
    Pages 277-316

  11. Dietary Management of Hyperlipidemia: The Prudent Polyunsaturated Fat Diet

    • Francine M. Hoerrmann, Donna B. Rosenstock, Herbert K. Naito
    Pages 317-356

  12. Effects of Hypoproteinemia on Serum Lipoprotein Composition of Dogs and Rats

    • Lena A. Lewis, Herbert K. Naito, Irvine H. Page, Bruce A. Sebek
    Pages 357-382

  13. Dietary Fiber and Disease

    • Jon A. Story
    Pages 383-396

  14. Some Manifestations of Malabsorption in Disease

    • James D. Jones, Mary A. Jones
    Pages 397-408

  15. Amino Acids in Health and Disease

    • Paul M. Tocci
    Pages 409-419

  16. Aminograms in Various Types of Liver Disease

    • Alvin Dubin, Shibban Ganju, Paul B. Szanto, Ann Poulos, Frederick Steigmann
    Pages 421-435

  17. The Role of Erythrocyte Amino Acids in Energy Metabolism

    • John E. Sherwin
    Pages 437-450

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 451-463
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About this book

The important role that the nutritional status exerts in determining the course of life from birth to death in the human being and especially its impact in disease states is only par­ tially appreciated at this time. Nutritional deficiencies are usually considered to be major problems only in under-privileged or developing populations, except for those occurring in specific diseases. This attitude is incorrect as indicated by reports of Bestrian et al (1974, 1976) and Merritt and Suskin (1979) and others who found evidence of nutritional depletion in as much as 50% of the patients in varied groups of hospitalized patients in the United States. Other studies, some of which are included in this book, emphasized the existence of deficiencies of certain specific nutrients. Despite evidence of nutritional deficiencies occurring more frequently than previously appreciated, there is no well established protocol of laboratory studies that the clinical chemist or scientist should provide to help the physician detect lack of essential nutrients before extensive and possibly irreparable damage has occurred to the individual patient. Considerable research data are needed to determine the best biologic material (i.e., erythrocytes, leucocytes, plasma, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph) for analysis to determine accurately at an early stage metabolic deficiencies due to a specific nutritional element. Improved techniques for analysis of key metabolites and nutrients are available in the research labora­ tory and many of them can be adapted to the clinical laboratory.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Pathology, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA

    Marge A. Brewster

  • Metabolic Laboratory, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, USA

    Marge A. Brewster

  • Department of Biochemistry, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of A therosclerosis and Thrombosis Research, Division of Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Herbert K. Naito

  • Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA

    Herbert K. Naito

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nutritional Elements and Clinical Biochemistry

  • Editors: Marge A. Brewster, Herbert K. Naito

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3168-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3170-4Published: 28 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3168-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 464

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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