Molecular Dynamics in Biosystems

The Kinetics of Tracers in Intact Organisms

Kenneth H. Norwich

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483151656
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Molecular Dynamics in Biosystems: The Kinetics of Tracers in Intact Organisms focuses on the measurement of the transport and turnover of molecules in an intact biological organism, emphasizing the kinetics of tracers, which is the primary tool used for such studies. Organized into seven chapters, the book begins by elucidating the relationship between tracer and tracee. The text then tackles the biokinetics of distributed systems; the theory of multicompartment systems; and the rates of appearance of tracee in both steady and nonsteady state systems. Lastly, this book explains the study of blood flow and the tracers utilized that are called indicators. This material forms part of a course on biokinetics offered by the University of Toronto. It will serve both as a text to students and as a reference for those engaged in research.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Molecular Dynamics in Biosystems: The Kinetics of Tracers in Intact Organisms
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Chapter I. Introduction
• Chapter II. The Relationship Between Tracer and Tracee
• Chapter III. The Biokinetics of Distributed Systems
• Chapter IV. The Theory of Multicompartment Systems
• Chapter V. Rates of Appearance in Steady State Systems
• Chapter VI. Rates of Appearance in Nonsteady State Systems
• Chapter VII. Indicators and Blood Flow
• Appendix A: Solving Differential Equations by the Method of Finite Elements
• Appendix B: Curve Fitting, Parameter Estimation, and Things Like That
• Appendix C: Introduction to Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus
• Solutions to Selected Problems
• Glossary
• Author Index
• Subject Index