Engelking's Textbook of Veterinary Physiological Chemistry

I. Amino acid and protein metabolism

1. Chemical composition of living cells

2. Properties of amino acids

3. Amino acid modifications

4. Protein structure

5. Properties of enzymes

6. Enzyme kinetics

7. Protein digestion

8. Amino acid catabolism

9. Transamination and deamination reactions

10. Urea cycle (Krebs—Henseleit ornithine cycle)

11. Glutamine and ammonia

12. Nonprotein derivatives of amino acids
Section I Addendum / Section II Introduction
II. Nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism

13. Nucleotides

14. Pyrimidine biosynthesis

15. Purine biosynthesis

16. Folic acid

17. Nucleic Acid and Nucleotide Turnover
Sections I and II Examination Questions
Section II Addendum / Section III Introduction
III. Carbohydrate and heme metabolism

18. Carbohydrate structure

19. Polysaccharides and carbohydrate derivatives

20. Glycoproteins and glycolipids

21. Overview of carbohydrate metabolism

22. Glucose transport and trapping

23. Glycogen

24. Introduction to glycolysis (the Embden—Meyerhof—Parnas pathway [EMP])

25. Initial reactions in glycolysis

26. Intermediate reactions in glycolysis

27. Metabolic fates of pyruvate

28. Hexose monophosphate shunt (HMS)

29. Uronic acid pathway

30. Erythrocytic protection from O2 toxicity

31. Carbohydrate metabolism in erythrocytes

32. Heme biosynthesis

33. Heme degradation

34. Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle

35. Leaks in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle

36. Oxidative phosphorylation

37. Gluconeogenesis

38. Carbohydrate digestion
Section III Examination Questions
Section III Addendum / Section IV Introduction
IV. Vitamins and trace elements

39. Vitamin C

40. Thiamin (B1) and riboflavin (B2)

41. Niacin (B3) and pantothenic acid (B5)

42. Pyridoxine (B6), Biotin, and Lipoic acid

43. Cobalamin (B12)

44. Vitamin A

45. Vitamin D

46. Vitamin E

47. Vitamin K

48. Iron

49. Zinc

50. Copper

51. Manganese and selenium

52. Iodine and cobalt
Section IV Examination Questions
Section IV Addendum / Section V Introduction
V. Lipid metabolism

53. Overview of lipid metabolism

54. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

55. Fatty acid oxidation

56. Fatty acid biosynthesis

57. Triglycerides and glycerophospholipids

58. Phospholipid degradation

59. Phospholipids and membranes

60. Sphingolipids

61. Lipid digestion

62. Cholesterol

63. Bile acids

64. Lipoprotein complexes

65. Chylomicrons

66. VLDL, IDL, and LDL

67. LDL receptors and HDL

68. Hyperlipidemias

69. Eicosanoid metabolism

70. Eicosanoid function

71. Lipolysis

72. Ketone body formation and utilization

73. Volatile fatty acids

74. Fatty liver syndrome (lipidosis/steatosis)
Section V Addendum / Section VI Introduction
VI. Starvation and exercise

75. Starvation (transition into the postabsorptive phase)

76. Starvation (the early phase)

77. Starvation (the intermediate phase)

78. Starvation (the late phase)

79. Exercise (Cardiovascular adjustments; creatine shuttle)

80. Exercise (VO2(max) and RQ)

81. Exercise (substrate utilization and endocrine parameters)

82. Exercise (muscle fiber types and characteristics)

83. Exercise (athletic animals)
Sections V and VI Examination Questions
Section VI Addendum / Section VII Introduction
VII. Acid-base balance

84. The hydrogen ion concentration

85. Strong and weak electrolytes

86. Protein buffer systems

87. Bicarbonate, phosphate, and ammonia buffer systems

88. Anion gap

89. Metabolic acidosis

90. Diabetes mellitus (metabolic acidosis and potassium balance)

91. Metabolic alkalosis

92. Respiratory acidosis

93. Respiratory alkalosis

94. Strong ion difference (SID)

95. Alkalinizing and acidifying solutions

96. Dehydration/overhydration
Section VII Examination Questions
Epilog and case studies
Epilog
Case Study 1: Ethylene glycol toxicity in a Dalmatian dog
Case Study 2: Phosphofructokinase (PFK) deficiency in a springer spaniel
Case Study 3: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), endocarditis, and cardiac ischemia in a DSH cat
Case Study 4: Extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in a pug
Case Study 5: Diabetes mellitus in a doberman pinscher
Case Study 6: Feline lower urinary tract disease in a DSH cat
Case Study 7: Refeeding syndrome in a thoroughbred gelding
Case Study 8: Polysaccharide storage myopathy in a Belgian mare
Case Study 9: Acute ruminal acidosis in a jersey cow
Case Study 10: Copper-associated hepatitis in a labrador retriever
Case Study 11: Hepatic lipidosis in a miniature donkey gelding
Case Study 12: NSAID toxicity in an American Staffordshire Terrier
Appendix
Abbreviations
References
Index