BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
, TEXTBOOK OF
BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
Sixth Edition
DM VASUDEVAN MBBS MD FAMS FRCPath
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
College of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
(Formerly Principal, College of Medicine, Amrita, Kerala)
(Formerly, Dean, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim)
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SREEKUMARI S MBBS MD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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KANNAN VAIDYANATHAN MBBS MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
and
Head, Metabolic Disorders Laboratory
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala
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First Edition : 1995
Second Edition: 1998
Third Edition: 2001
Fourth Edition: 2005
Fifth Edition: 2007
Reprint: 2008
Sixth Edition: 2011
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