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020 _a9781259080821
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050 _aQP 34.5 .W53 2014
100 _aWidmaier, Eric P.
_eauthor
245 0 _aVander's human physiology :
_bthe mechanisms of body function /
_cEric P Widmaier, Hershel Raff and Kevin T Strang
250 _aThirteenth edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw Hill Education,
_cc2014
300 _a1 volume (various pagings) :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c28 cm.
365 _bPHP5995
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aHomeostasis: a framework for human physiology -- Chemical composition of the body -- Cellular structure, proteins, and metabolism -- Movement of molecules across cell membranes -- Control of cells by chemical messengers -- Neuronal signaling and the structure of the nervous system -- Sensory physiology -- Consciousness, the brain, and behavior -- Muscle -- Control of body movement -- The endocrine system -- Cardiovascular physiology -- Respiratory physiology -- The kidneys and regulation of water and inorganic ions -- The digestion and absorption of food -- Regulation of organic metabolism and energy balance -- Reproduction -- The immune system -- Medical physiology: integration using clinical cases.
520 _aIntends 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. This edition features a streamlined, clinically oriented focus to the study of human body systems. It also presents many clinical applications.
650 _aHUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
700 _aRaff, Hershel ;Strang, Kevin T.
_eco-author;co-author
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