Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Welcome to Microbiology and Infectious Diseases! At WSU College of Medicine, you will learn about the medically relevant microbes and the diseases they cause in a longitudinal way: i.e., infections of the respiratory tract will be covered when you learn about the anatomy, physiology, and other diseases of the respiratory system. thread overview: “Orientation to […]
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Red blood cell metabolism
Suggested reading Reading guide Although this chapter is relevant to what you are learning over the next couple of weeks, I am only concerned with the following sections: Erythrocyte Metabolism The Red Blood Cell Membrane. The Biochemistry of Erythrocytes and Other Blood Cells. Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry, 8e. Medical Education: Health Library. You have seen […]
Dietary metabolism at the biochemical level
Suggested reading Need to know The chapter from Lippincott is Chapter 27: Nutrition. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. This material is very high-level, but there are some important concepts that you need to remember and it will hopefully help you integrate all of metabolism you were introduced […]
Vitamins
Suggested reading Reading guide: Vitamins Reading guide: Minerals Need to Know There are two chapters for suggested reading from Lippincott: Chapter 28: Vitamins and Chapter 29: Minerals (full disclosure: We will not be going over minerals in class, and this is more of an FYI). The short descriptions and videos listed below are some of […]
Amino acids 3: Conversion to specialized products
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There is one chapter for suggested reading from Lippincott, Chapter 21: Amino Acids: Conversion to Specialized Products. This chapter will become very relevant in FMS 502 during Heme. However, it fits in nicely here since we are discussing the biochemistry of nitrogen metabolism. The short descriptions listed below […]
Amino acids 2: Degradation and synthesis
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There is one chapter for suggested reading from Lippincott, Chapter 20: Amino Acids: Degradation and Synthesis. The short descriptions listed below are some of the big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. The reading guides are also posted. As […]
Amino acids 1: Nitrogen disposal
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There is one chapter for suggested reading from Lippincott, Chapter 19: Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen. The short descriptions listed below are some of the 20,000-foot picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. The reading guides are also posted. […]
Lipids 4: Cholesterol and steroid metabolism
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There is one chapter for suggested reading from Lippincott, Chapter 18: Cholesterol, Lipoprotein, and Steroid Metabolism. The short descriptions and videos listed below are some of the big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. The reading guides are also […]
Lipids 3: Phospholipid, sphingolipids, and eicosanoids metabolism
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There is one chapter for suggested reading is from Lippincott: Chapter 17: Phospholipid, Glycosphingolipid, and Eicosanoid Metabolism. The short descriptions and videos listed below are some of the big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. The reading guides are […]