Vitamin K
- 1st Edition, Volume 78 - March 3, 2008
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Gerald Litwack
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 8 4 0 7 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 4 1 1 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 0 0 6 - 8
Vitamin K, one of the group of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), has come into prominence lately because its activity as a blood coagulation factor impinges on the widespread… Read more
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Request a sales quoteVitamin K, one of the group of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), has come into prominence lately because its activity as a blood coagulation factor impinges on the widespread occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in the human population especially in the older age group. This volume focuses, not only on the problem of blood coagulation and hypercoagulability, but upon the individual status of vitamin K in the human.
First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists, and molecular biologists.
First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists, and molecular biologists.
- Focuses on the problem of blood coagulation and hypercoagulability as well as bone metabolism and vascular biology
- In the category of basic science, contributions cover: VKOR1, the quinone reductases including structure, function and mechanism, vitamin K-dependent carboxylation, the actions of Gas6, vitamin K2-mediated apoptosis and other topics
- In the category of disease-related subjects, contributions cover warfarin therapy, diabetic nephropathy, bone health, including osteoporosis and tumor cell suppression, as well as other topics
Researchers, faculty, and graduate students interested in cutting-edge review concerning the molecular and cellular biology of vitamins, hormones, and related factors and co-factors.
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 78
- Published: March 3, 2008
- No. of pages (Hardback): 300
- No. of pages (eBook): 300
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323284073
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123741134
- eBook ISBN: 9780080570068
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Gerald Litwack
Dr. Litwack has authored 3 textbooks on biochemistry and hormones (one with John Wiley & Sons and 2 with Academic Press/Elsevier) and he has edited more than 70 volumes in the Vitamins & Hormones series (Academic Press/Elsevier); he has edited 14 volumes entitled Biochemical Actions of Hormones (Academica Press); He has edited (with David Kritchevsky) Actions of Hormones on Molecular Processes (Academic Press)
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Founding Chair and Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, United States
Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University, United StatesRead Vitamin K on ScienceDirect