Chapter 8 - Respiration and metabolism links

Please note:  Links provided do not necessarily reflect the ideology of  Dr. Metz or Campbell University, but are provided as a resource for interested students.  Links may contain material that is emotionally, intellectually, and/or spiritually troubling to certain people.  Use at your own risk.

Aerobic respiration online lecture with several excellent animations

Electron transport and chemiosmosis animations (animated GIFs - no plugin software required!)

Glucose metabolism animations (and many other cell biology-related animations)

Respiration animations (a large assortment of animated tutorials...you'll need to browse the list to find what you want)

Another chemiosmosis animation (in Quicktime)

Animated tutorial of glycolysis (requires Macromedia Flash player)

Animated tutorials of glycolysis, citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and electron transport

A multimedia presentation of cellular respiration (from Taylor University; requires most recent Authorware webplayer plugin to view)

Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry (3D molecular pathways allow you to scrutinize bonds, atoms, etc.  Site includes biochemical pathways of respiration and photosynthesis, among others)

Body Weight Regulated by Newly Discovered Hormone (article about leptin and obesity; image of genetically obese mouse)

Obesity, energy, and genetics (a medical review article)

Body Mass Index calculator (as demonstrated in class)

The Human Obesity Gene Map (quite technical, but a lot of information and resources)

Obesity and Being Overweight (an article provided by WebMD)

Adiposity, dieting, and obesity (excellent detailed summary of many areas of research into human weight issues)

ScienceStuff.com's Obesity & weight loss (animated demonstration of eating, fat production, & leptin)

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