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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812981003321

Autore

Ferreri Carla

Titolo

Membrane lipidomics for personalized health / / Carla Ferreri, Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-68275-0

1-118-68368-4

1-118-68346-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

612.3/97

Soggetti

Fatty acids - Metabolism

Membrane lipids - Metabolism

Precision medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Molecular and nutritional basis of cell membranes and lipidomics -- Part II. Membrane lipidomics for personalized health.

Sommario/riassunto

Lipidomics is an important aspect of personalized medicine in relation to nutrition and metabolism. This approach has become important due to the substantial presence of nutraceuticals in the market, since it gives personalized criteria on how to choose the right nutraceutical strategy for both prevention and for quality of life.   This multi-disciplinary textbook uses a simple and practical approach to provide a comprehensive overview of lipidomics and their connection with health and nutrition. The text is divided into two parts: Part 1 outlines the basics of lipidomics and focuses on