Human Blood Plasma Proteins: Structure and Function

✍ Scribed by Johann Schaller, Simon Gerber, Urs Kaempfer, Sofia Lejon, Christian Trachsel

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 525
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The ads indicated this would be a book with a great deal of information about each of the proteins in human plasma. It actually has very little information that is useful. Each protein has a categorization into the type of protein (immune system, transport, etc) and a brief description (this protein transports x) and, usually, a ribbon diagram of the structure. There are usually two or three literature references.

For $170, I expected much more.

✦ Table of Contents

Halftitle......Page 2
Inside Cover......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 12
PART I......Page 15
2 Blood Components......Page 16
3 Blood Plasma Proteins......Page 26
PART II......Page 30
4 Domains, Motifs and Repeats......Page 31
5 Protein Families......Page 54
6 Posttranslational Modifications......Page 81
PART III......Page 94
7 Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis......Page 95
8 The Complement System......Page 155
9 The Immune System......Page 199
10 Enzymes......Page 234
11 Inhibitors......Page 286
12 Lipoproteins......Page 320
13 Hormones......Page 345
14 Cytokines and Growth Factors......Page 394
15 Transport and Storage......Page 452
16 Additional Proteins......Page 488
Appendix......Page 503
Glossary......Page 514
Index......Page 520