L-Arginine in Clinical Nutrition

This
text presents the application of current nutritional knowledge by physicians
and dietitians and incorporates emerging fields of science and important
discoveries. It contains seven major sections.
Section 1: Basic Processes at the Cellular Levels, Section 2: Arginine
Metabolism and Functions, Section 3: Arginine Status in Cells Related to Organ
Damage and Disease, Section 4: Arginine Status and Use in Healthy Individuals, Section
5: Arginine and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Section 6: Therapeutic
uses of Arginine: Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases and Section 7: Therapeutic Uses of Arginine: Cancer, Wound
Healing and Infectious Disease.

Written
by authors of international and national standing, leaders in the field and
trendsetters, Arginine in Clinical Nutrition is essential reading for
nutritionists and dietitians, public health scientists, doctors,
epidemiologists, health care professionals of various disciplines, policy
makers and marketing and economic strategists.