This volume conveys a modern and integrated picture of metabolism and metabolic regulation. Important additions to the second edition include a full coverage of leptin and its role, and regulation of gene expression by nutrients, particularly covering the PPAR and SREBP systems.[...]

Since the publication of the first edition of this successful and popular book in 1970, the subject of lipid biochemistry has evolved greatly and this fifth up--to--date and comprehensive edition includes much new and exciting information. Lipid Biochemistry, fifth edition has been largely re--writt[...]