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ADVANCES IN LIPID RESEARCH Vol. 8

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The breadth and diversity of lipid chemistry and biochemistry are well depicted in this volume of Advances in Lipid Research-the scope of topics in the seven chapters ranges from plants to animals.

The first chapter covers an area of great medical and pharmaco- logical importance, namely, cholesterol turnover in man. With the current emphasis on cholesterol and its relation to heart disease, an insight into the metabolic behavior of cholesterol becomes para- mount. Various aspects of the methodology in this field and sugges- tions concerning the possible mode of action of hypocholesteremic regimens are discussed. Another topic pertinent to the field of heart disease research is that of arterial metabolism. No picture of the development of heart disease can be complete without some under- standing of the metabolic contribution of the arterial tissue. The second chapter is a detailed discussion of arterial composition and metabolism, especially as it pertains to esterified fatty acids and cholesterol. In the past two decades there has been much discussion of the essential fatty acids and their role in mammalian development, health, and disease. This area is thoroughly reviewed in the third chapter. The fourth contribution to this volume covers a topic of great biological importance, membranes. The participation of lipids in membrane structure is explored in this chapter. The The last three chapters in this book deal with individual areas of interest in the lipid field. The fifth chapter presents an excellent review of the chemistry and biochemistry of the phospholipids and glycolipids which occur in the plant kingdom. Rumen metabolism is a subject not often associated with lipid metabolism, but as can be seen from the sixth contribution to this volume, it offers much of interest. The final chapter is a discussion of the surface chemistry of lipids. This discipline is germane to a number of important interests in lipid chemistry, among them the mechanics of pulmonary function and an understanding of membrane characteristics.

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547.915.95:577.1(058) PAO a

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New York : Academic Press., 1970

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xxvii, 469 hal.: ill.;23,5cm

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English

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547.915.95:577.1(058)

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8

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