David Applin
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1997
9780521556613
Medical Physiology
Specificaties
Paperback, 148 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 1997
ISBN13: 9780521556613
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Advanced Biology Top
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521556613
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:148
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Advanced Biology Top
Inhoudsopgave
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.