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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828254803321

Titolo

Metabolic acidosis / / [editors, Ruth Porter, Geralyn Lawrenson]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pitman

Summit, N.J., : distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co., 1982

ISBN

1-280-78400-8

9786613694393

0-470-72069-7

0-470-71838-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 pages)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 87 (new ser.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PorterRuth

CollinsGeralyn M

Disciplina

616.3/99

Soggetti

Acidosis

Metabolism - Disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Symposium on Metabolic Acidosis, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 12-14 May 1981.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Metabolic acidosis; Contents; The hydrogen ion in normal metabolism; Discussion; The techniques and uses of intracellular pH measurements; Discussion; Energy metabolism and cellular pH in normal and pathological conditions. A new look through 31phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance; Discussion; Acidosis and contractility of heart muscle; Discussion; Lactic acidosis in the brain: occurrence, triggering mechanisms and pathophysiological importance; Discussion; Glutamine metabolism in metabolic acidosis; Discussion; The regulation of ketogenesis; Discussion; General discussion I

Fasting and ketone body metabolism Metabolic acidosis in exercise: (i) The fate of carboxylate ions during exercise; (ii) Clinical measurements of lactate loads; Preliminary observations on the metabolic responses to exercise in humans, using 31phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance; Discussion; Metabolic acidosis and changes in water and electrolyte balance after maximal exercise; Some hormonal influences on glucose and ketone body metabolism in normal human subjects;



Discussion; Effects of free fatty acids, insulin, glucagon and adrenaline on ketone body production in humans; Discussion

Quantitative aspects of L(+)-lactate metabolism in human beings Discussion; The role of catecholamines in metabolic acidosis; Discussion; Acid-base balance in diabetic ketoacidosis; Discussion; Isotope turnover studies in uncontrolled diabetes and the effects of insulin; Discussion; Metabolic acidosis in the critically ill; Discussion; The role of altered lactate kinetics in the pathogenesis of Type B lactic acidosis; Discussion; Organic acidurias: approach, results and clinical relevance; Discussion; Problems in the congenital lactic acidoses; Discussion; GENERAL DISCUSSION II

Regulation of energy metabolism, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis The role of lactate in exercise; The relationship between intracellular and extracellular pH; Hormonal regulation of ketogenesis; Treatment of metabolic acidosis; Chairman's summary; Appendix; Index of contributors; Subject index