Foundations Of Bioenergetics
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Author | : Harold Morowitz |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0323154050 |
Foundations of Bioenergetics provides an introduction to the physical foundations of bioenergetics and the methods of applying these constructs to biological problems. It combines parts of thermal physics, biochemistry, ecology, and cellular and organismic biology into a single coherent work. Much of the material in this volume comes from ""Entropy for Biologists,"" an introductory thermodynamics book aimed particularly at life scientists. Some of the topics originally appeared in the monograph ""Energy Flow in Biology."" The current volume expands on that material with respect to biological applications and attempts to bridge the gap between physics and biology. The book explains basic concepts such as energy, temperature, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, information theory, and statistical mechanics. It discusses the relations between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, free-energy functions, radiant energy, the free energy of cells and tissue, chemical kinetics, and cyclic flows. It examines the relationships between energy flows and biological processes; applications of the concepts of Gibbs free energy, chemical potential, and activity; and measurements of temperature, energy, and thermochemical quantities. The book also includes chapters that deal with irreversible dynamics, irreversible theory, and osmotic flow.
Author | : Janice Bailey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-10-10 |
Genre | : Alternative medicine |
ISBN | : 9781439202593 |
With Bioenergetic Basics... learn how your body may heal itself of over 250 diseases without drugs, as have thousands of students and patients of physician Isaac Goiz , by simply using two magnets. We all have bioenergy circulating around and through our body when well. Disease breaks that bioenergy apart into two unhealthy and oppositely charged biomagnetic poles. Magnets also have two energy poles that the body may use to heal itself of AIDS, leukemia, infections for which there are no drugs, tuberculosis, cancers, etc. So valuable are Goiz's concepts as described in this fully-illustrated art of dynamic wellness, they deserve a place in every home and library so thousands more may get well.
Author | : Lars Garby |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1995-02-24 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780521451437 |
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Author | : Brian Fertig |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2022-01-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1000472132 |
Chronic disease states of aging should be viewed through the prism of metabolism and biophysical processes at all levels of physiological organization present in the human body. This book describes the building blocks of understanding from a reasonable but not high-level technical language viewpoint, employing the perspective of a clinical physician. It brings together concepts from five specific branches of physics relevant to biology and medicine, namely, biophysics, classical electromagnetism, thermodynamics, systems biology and quantum mechanics. Key Features: Broad and up-to-date overview of the field of metabolism, especially connecting the spectrum of topics that range from modern physical underpinnings with cell biology to clinical practice. Provides a deeper basic science and interdisciplinary understanding of biological systems that broaden the perspectives and therapeutic problem solving. Introduces the concept of the Physiological Fitness Landscape, which is inspired by the physics of phase transitions This first volume in a two-volume set, primarily targets an audience of clinical and science students, biomedical researchers and physicians who would benefit from understanding each other’s language.
Author | : Albert L. Lehninger |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 1256 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780716743392 |
CD-ROM includes animations, living graphs, biochemistry in 3D structure tutorials.
Author | : Christopher B. Scott |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2009-01-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1603273832 |
What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a rather solid foundation of thermodynamics and as such the topic could not possibly be omitted from the title or the text of a book about bioenergetics and energy expenditure. I am not a physicist. In fact I ?rst went to college to become a football coach. That vocational choice began to deteriorate when taking the mandatory anatomy and physiology courses required of all physical education majors. This information was exciting; my interest in physical education began to wane. During sophomore year, I answered an advertisement in the school newspaper requesting research subjects.
Author | : Davor Juretic |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2021-12-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1351172743 |
Bioenergetics deals with the very first energy transformation steps performed by living cells. Increased dissipation is the primary effect of processing external energy packages. Enzyme-supported charge separation is the minor but essential outcome for maintaining life. This book explores the usefulness of dissecting the entropy production of enzymes involved in cellular defenses, fermentation, respiration, and photosynthesis, assuming that tightly regulated dissipation is the hallmark of life. Researchers, educators, and students of life sciences can find in this text many examples of how we can use the interdisciplinary approach to study cells' virtuoso ability to connect the microscopic to the macroscopic world. Each chapter is a self-contained unit with a glossary and selected references for further reading.
Author | : Donald Voet |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 1526 |
Release | : 2010-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0470570954 |
The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books, Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge.
Author | : Donald T. Haynie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2001-03 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780521795494 |
An accessible introduction to thermodynamics for undergraduate biology and biochemistry students.
Author | : Edgar Howard Mercer |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |