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Title:
Medical physiology : a cellular and molecular approach
Author:
Boron, Walter F.
ISBN:
9781416031154

9780808923602
Edition:
2nd ed., International ed.
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2009.
Physical Description:
xii, 1337 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
General Note:
Prev. ed. entered under Walter F. Boron.

"A student Consult title"--Cover.
Contents:
Section I: Introduction -- Foundations of physiology / Section II: Physiology of cells and molecules / Signal transduction / Regulation of gene expression / Transport of solutes and water / AV-MATtrophysiology of the cell membrane / AV-MATtrical excitability and action potentials / Synaptic transmission and the neuromuscular junction / Cellular physiology of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle

Section III: The nervous system -- Organization of the nervous system / The neuronal microenvironment / Physiology of neurons / Synaptic transmission in the nervous system / The autonomic nervous system / Sensory transduction / Circuits of the central nervous system

Section IV: The cardiovascular system -- Organization of the cardiovascular system / Blood / Arteries and veins / The microcirculation / Cardiac electrophysiology and the electrocardiogram / The heart as a pump / Regulation of arterial pressure and cardiac output / Special circulations / Integrated control of the cardiovascular system

Section V: The respiratory system -- Organization of the respiratory system / Mechanics of ventilation / Acid-base physiology / Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood / Gas exchange in the lungs / Ventilation and perfusion of the lungs / Control of ventilation

Section VI: The urinary system -- Organization of the urinary system / Glomerular filtration and renal blood flow / Transport of sodium and chloride / Transport of urea, glucose, phosphate, calcium, magnesium, and organic solutes / Transport of potassium / Urine concentration and dilution / Transport of acids and bases / Integration of salt and water balance

Section VII: The gastrointestinal system -- Organization of the gastrointestinal system / Gastric function / Pancreatic and salivary glands / Intestinal fluid and electrolyte movement / Nutrient digestion and absorption / Hepatobiliary function

Section VIII: The endocrine system -- Organization of endocrine control / Endocrine regulation of growth and body mass / The thyroid gland / The adrenal gland / The endocrine pancreas / The parathyroid glands and vitamin D

Section IX: The reproductive system -- Sexual differentiation / The male reproductive system / The female reproductive system / Fertilization, pregnancy, and lactation / Fetal and neonatal physiology

Section X: Physiology of everyday life -- Metabolism / Regulation of body temperature / Exercise physiology and sports science / Environmental physiology / The physiology of aging
Abstract:
This comprehensive textbook of human physiology, written in readable and student friendly text, is superbly illustrated and designed for modern medical school courses in physiology.
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