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Carnitine Metabolism and Human Nutrition book cover

1st Edition

Carnitine Metabolism and Human Nutrition

Edited By Benjamin T. Wall, Craig Porter Copyright 2014
186 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

186 Pages
by CRC Press
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Carnitine Metabolism and Human Nutrition offers a contemporary and in-depth look at the biological effects of carnitine metabolism and its application to clinical and sports nutrition, based on decades of robust scientific enquiry. It gathers and distills key results of the last 20 years of carnitine research to provide an invaluable reference tool for students, researchers, and clinicians.... Read more

Section I: Carnitine homeostasis and tissue metabolism

Carnitine homeostasis in humans
Peggy Borum

Carnitine and energy metabolism
Tariq R. Altamimi and Gary D. Lopaschuk

Section II: Carnitine transport and metabolism in skeletal muscle

The role of carnitine in the integration of skeletal muscle fuel metabolism
Craig Porter

Skeletal muscle carnitine transport
Francis B. Stephens

The metabolic impact of manipulating the muscle carnitine pool
Benjamin T. Wall

Section III: Applications of carnitine in human nutrition

Carnitine metabolism and nutrition in dialysis patients
Eric P. Brass

Carnitine metabolism and nutrition in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Shawna Wicks, Robert Noland, and Randall Mynatt

Carnitine metabolism and nutrition in peripheral vascular disease
Giusseppe Maria Andreozzi

Carnitine as an ergogenic aid for sports performance
Stuart D.R. Galloway and Elizabeth M. Broad

Conclusions and future directions
Craig Porter and Benjamin T. Wall

Biography

Benjamin T. Wall, Craig Porter

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