Main description:

Volume 43 of the Advances in Clinical Chemistry series contains review articles of wide interest to clinical laboratory scientists and diagnostic adventurers. In this volume, the biochemistry of bilirubin, the end-product of heme metabolism, is explored with respect to its potential beneficial role in preventing oxidative changes associated with a variety of pathological conditions, including atherosclerosis, cancer, and inflammatory, autoimmune and other degenerative diseases.

Contents:

The Heme Catabolic Pathway and its Protective Effects on Oxidative Stress-Mediated Diseases

Cyclooxygenase-2 and Tumor Biology

Oligonucleotide Probes for RNA-Targeted Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization

Activin A In Brain Injury

Methods for Predicting Human Drug Metabolism

A Summary Analysis of Down Syndrome Markers in the Late First Trimester

Estrogen Hydroxylation in Osteoporosis

Cytochrome P450: Another Player in the Myocardial Infarction Game?

Index