Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) [Paperback]

Robert Murray (Author), Victor Rodwell (Author), David Bender (Author), Kathleen M. Botham (Author), P. Anthony Weil (Author), Peter J. Kennelly (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071625917 | ISBN-13: 978-0071625913 | Publication Date: June 2, 2009 | Edition: 28

The biochemistry text that every medical student must own--now in full color!

A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011!

Comprehensive, concise, and up-to-date, Harper's is unrivaled in its ability to clarify the link between biochemistry and the molecular basis of health and disease.

The Twenty-Eighth Edition has undergone sweeping changes -- including a conversion to full-color artwork and the substantial revision and updating of every chapter -- all to reflect the latest advances in knowledge and technology and to make the text as up-to-date and clinically relevant as possible. Combining outstanding full-color illustrations with integrated coverage of biochemical diseases and clinical information, Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers an organization and clarity not found in any other text on the subject.

Striking just the right balance between detail and brevity, Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is essential for USMLE review and is the single best reference for learning the clinical relevance of a biochemistry topic.

NEW to this edition:

• Full-color presentation, including 600+ illustrations
• Every chapter opens with a Summary of the Biomedical Importance and concludes with a Summary reviewing the topics covered
• Two all-new chapters: "Free Radicals and Antioxidant Nutrients" and "Biochemical Case Histories" which offers an extensive presentation of 16 clinical conditions
• A new appendix containing basic clinical laboratory results and an updated one with a list of important websites and online journals
• NEW or updated coverage of important topics including the Human Genome Project and computer-aided drug delivery

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robert K. Murray, MD, PhD, Professor (Emeritus) of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
David A. Bender, PhD, Sub-Dean, University College Medical School, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, Department of Structural and Molecular Biology and Division of Medical Education, University College London
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, Professor of Biochemistry, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Peter J. Kennelly, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Victor W. Rodwell, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
P. Anthony Weil, PhD, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

Co-Authors:
Daryl K. Granner, MD, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Peter L. Gross MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Frederick W. Keeley, PhD, Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Biochemistry, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Margaret L. Rand, PhD, Associate Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Professor, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 28 edition (June 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071625917
• ISBN-13: 978-0071625913
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry Review, October 17, 2010

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Ryan Harden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback)

The chapters in this text are broken up into individual topics which have short paragraphs associated with them, making this text an excellent resource for students trying to find out information about a specific topic quickly. For example, looking up Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I in the index leads you to p. 245 where there is a short paragraph explaining the significance of the regulatory compound N-Acetylglutamate and the medical importance of this particular enzyme. This degree of organization would make this book a good resource to have on the shelf after students use it in their primary study of biochemistry. The large number of multi-colored diagrams support the text well and provide an easier read than many Biochemistry textbooks. This text would be a good resource for medical students in their study of basic medical science. It seems there is an increased amount of genetics and molecular biology in this text, which is the trend in medical schools and pre-medicine education. The Case Histories at the end of the text do an excellent job of validating the importance of the study of Biochemistry through application to clinical situations.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a wise buy if you are not on a Kindle DX, January 14, 2011

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R. D. Phair "still making maps" (Silicon Valley, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Kindle Edition)

I'm a great fan of Harper's Biochemistry. I've used the 25th (paperback) edition for a couple years. I also love my Kindle. So I considered updating to the new 28th edition on my Kindle. I was a little dubious so I downloaded the sample as a test. Unfortunately, the sample chapters do not include any of the metabolic diagrams for which Harper's is justly famous, so I could not tell how well these would be rendered on my second generation Kindle. Many of the tables and figures in the sample chapters were, however, nearly illegible because they are so small and they are not increased in size by using the font size control. I could not find a way to expand the figures. So my bottom line is that this excellent textbook cannot be used effectively on a small-screen Kindle.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Illustrated biochemistry mistakes, June 29, 2011

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gooseberry (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback)

Do not buy this book because many of the illustrated pathways have mistakes in the names of the metabolites and enzymes. The book lures, it looks nice, but when you pay attention to details, you see that it has a lot of bloopers. I returned it with the same explanation. I regret my wasted time.