
Human Physiology
The Mechanisms of Body Function
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-121684-5 (ISBN)
Description
The ninth edition of this classic text has been entrusted into the capable hands of a dynamic new team of authors, who have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and reputation that have long been the book's hallmark. The fundamental purpose of this textbook has stayed the same: to present the principles and facts of human physiology in a format that is suitable for undergraduates regardless of academic background or field of study. The book carries on the tradition of clarity and accuracy, while refining and updating the content to meet the needs of today's instructors and students. The ninth edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems. - In response to reviewers' requests, the authors have added new clinically-related content in nearly every chapter. Also, the science has been carefully updated line by line, to ensure that students are presented with the latest research. - Building on the dynamic art program of the 8th edition, the authors have revised and added many new illustrations and photographs (about 100), many of which illustrate diseases or clinical treatments.
- The explanation of resting and action potentials, a difficult topic for novice readers, has been re-written to emphasize the importance and use of the Nernst equation (formerly included as an appendix) in understanding how ions move across membranes.
- The explanation of resting and action potentials, a difficult topic for novice readers, has been re-written to emphasize the importance and use of the Nernst equation (formerly included as an appendix) in understanding how ions move across membranes.
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Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
photographs, illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 218 mm
Weight
2050 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-121684-5 (9780071216845)
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Arthur J. Vander | James Sherman | Dorothy S. Luciano
Human Physiology
The Mechanisms of Body Function
Book
05/2001
8th Edition
McGraw-Hill Education Singapore
€45.79
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