Medical Physiology
Published on 1. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-0-521-55661-3 (ISBN)
Description
Medical Physiology is a concise introductory textbook for advanced school and beginning university students. It discusses a range of medical issues that affect the way we live our lives including infectious and inherited diseases, cancer, and diseases of the respiratory system and kidneys. The functions of the immune system and the brain are studied in some detail, as are the effects on our health of ageing, diet and exercise. The text concludes by discussing recent advances in genetics and biotechnology and their impact on the treatments available for many diseases.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
237 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-55661-3 (9780521556613)
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Content
1. What is disease?; 2. Understanding the immune system; 3. The control of bleeding; 4. Heart disease; 5. Physiological effects of exercise; 6. Food and health; 7. Respiratory diseases; 8. Kidney failure; 9. Fertility and contraception; 10. The brain; 11. Medical genetics; 12. Biotechnology and medicine.