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Mathematical Modeling in Nutrition and the Health Sciences

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 537)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Historical Perspectives and Future Directions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
    2. Cornerstones to Shape Modeling for the 21st Century: Introducing the AKA-Glucose Project

      • Ray Boston, Darko Stefanovski, Peter Moate, Oscar Linares, Peter Greif
      Pages 21-42
  3. Development and Use of Mathematical Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N2-N2
    2. Aspects of Effective Modeling

      • Judah Rosenblatt
      Pages 43-61
    3. Fitting a Mathematical Model to Biological Data: Intracellular Trafficking in Niemann-Pick C Disease

      • Meryl E. Wastney, Peter G. Pentchev, Edward B. Neufeld
      Pages 63-75
    4. A Saturation Kinetic Model to Teach Balance of Essential Fatty Acids in Nutrition Education

      • James L. Hargrove, Jinah Hwang, Diane K. Hartle
      Pages 77-86
  4. Theoretical Modeling Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N3-N3
    2. Modeling Processes from Probabilities

      • James H. Matis, Thomas R. Kiffe
      Pages 87-103
    3. Understanding the Relationship between Carcinogen-Induced DNA Adduct Levels in Distal and Proximal Regions of the Colon

      • Jeffrey S. Morris, Naisyin Wang, Raymond J. Carroll, Joanne R. Lupton, Robert S. Chapkin, Nancy D. Turner et al.
      Pages 105-116
  5. Experimental Aspects of Kinetic Data

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N4-N4
    2. Intrinsic Labeling of Plants for Bioavailability Studies

      • Janet A. Novotny, Steven Britz, Frances Caulfield, Gary Beecher, Beverly Clevidence
      Pages 131-139
    3. Elemental Mass Spectrometry for Compartmental Biological Modeling

      • Assad Al-Ammar, Ramon M. Barnes
      Pages 141-158
  6. Modeling of Vitamins, Minerals, and Cholesterol

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N5-N5
    2. Modeling Short (7 hour)- and Long (6 week)-Term Kinetics of Vitamin B-6 Metabolism with Stable Isotopes in Humans

      • Stephen P. Coburn, Douglas W. Townsend, Karen L. Ericson, Robert D. Reynolds, Paula J. Ziegler, David L. Costill et al.
      Pages 173-192
    3. Calcium Utilization in Young Women: New Insights from Modeling

      • Meryl E. Wastney, Berdine R. Martin, Rebecca J. Bryant, Connie M. Weaver
      Pages 193-205

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville

    Janet A. Novotny

  • Department of Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University, State College

    Michael H. Green

  • School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square

    Ray C. Boston

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