Introduction to medical chemistry /
D. MacLean, D. Evans, John Bowen Jones.
- New York : Harper & Row, c1976.
- xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Historical introduction -- What is chemistry? -- Electrical attractions and repulsions -- Structure of atoms -- Bonds between atoms -- Counting atoms and molecules -- Chemical equations -- Combustion and respiration -- Electrochemistry -- Oxygen -- Hydrogen -- Water -- Salts, acids and bases -- Osmosis and filtration -- Sodium and potassium -- Chlorine and the halogen group -- Magnesium and calcium -- Nitrogen and phosphorus -- Iron and related metals -- Some carbon chemistry -- Shapes of organic molecules -- Sugars and starches -- Fats -- Proteins -- Conjugated proteins -- Enzymes -- Digestion -- Cell chemistry -- Body fluids: blood and cerebrospinal fluid -- Body fluids: urine, alimentary tract fluids, sweat, tears and milk -- Radioactivity -- Applications of radioactivity.