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All the chapters have been thoroughly rewritten in a very lucid manner and several new chapters have been added. Various new topics such as Integration of Metabolism Oxygen Toxicity Cancer Acid- Base Regulation Electrolyte Balance Connective Tissue Cytoskeleton Hemoglobin Metabolism and Immunoglobulins have been introduced. The practical exercises have been put separately at the end for better understanding. Even in this chapter all the exercises have been rewritten and a new exercise on milk has been added. Several new questions have also been included at the end of each chapter. About the Author Dr. Harbans Lal joined as Lecturer in Biochemistry at Medical College Rohtak (now Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences of Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences) after completing Ph.D. from Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi and retired from there as Senior Professor after nearly 34 years of service. Presently he is working as Senior Professor & Head Department of Biochemistry at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College Agroha (Hisar). He has supervised a large number of Ph.D. and M.D. students written six textbooks and published 129 research papers in various international and national journals. He is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Biochemistry Letters and on peer review of various journals. Dr. Harbans Lal has also been a visiting faculty at Louisiana State University Medical Centre New OrleansUSA and Department of Biosciences M.D. University Rohtak. He is a life-member of several scientific bodies including Association of Clinical Biochemists of India International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Society of Biological Scientists of India. He was also Vice-President of the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI) and convenor of its Haryana Chapter. Dr. Lal is a recipient of several international and national awards including World Health Organization Fellowship and Best Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak.