A Practical Guide to Metabolomics Applications in Health and Disease: From Samples to Insights into Metabolism

A textbook that provides a practical guide to metabolomics approaches and applications, illustrated with real-life examples and case studies, covering sample collection, storage techniques, and metabolite analysis in various physiological and pathological contexts. It combines knowledge from biochemical, biological, and medical aspects and is essential for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and instructors in biomedicine, physiology, or biochemistry.

Format: Hardback
Length: 453 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2024
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive textbook serves as a valuable guide to metabolomics approaches and applications, offering a practical and integrative approach. Through a wealth of real-life examples and case studies, it imparts essential knowledge on how to conduct metabolomics experiments, from sample collection to storage techniques, and guides readers through the complexities of metabolite analysis. Moreover, the book delves into gaining insights into molecular mechanisms underlying various physiological contexts, such as exercise and healthy aging, as well as in diverse metabolic diseases like diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, and others. By bringing together expertise from biochemical, biological, and medical fields, the textbook equips readers with a comprehensive understanding of sample collection and handling, data processing, analysis, and interpretation. This textbook is an indispensable resource for advanced undergraduates and graduate students pursuing applied biochemistry and metabolomics, as well as for instructors teaching courses in biomedicine, physiology, or biochemistry.

Dimension: 240 x 168 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031442551