Human Physiology category: 622 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Scientific Foundations of Ophthalmology focuses on scientific grounds of ophthalmology, including anatomy, genetics, pathology, and epidemiology of blindness and blinding diseases.
The selection first offers information on aqueous outflow pathway in vertebrate eyes; retinal receptors and pigment epithelium;...
Recent Progress in Hormone Research
Proceedings of the 1989 Laurentian Hormone Conference
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 46 provides a superior summary of the developments in the field of hormone research. The book discusses the molecular basis of androgen insensitivity; the tissue-specific expression of the growth hormone gene and its control by growth hormone factor-1; and...
Dentine Hypersensitivity
Developing a Person-centred Approach to Oral Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Dentine Hypersensitivity: Developing a Person-Centred Approach to Oral Health provides a detailed and integrated account of interdisciplinary research into dentine hypersensitivity. The monograph will be of interest to all those working on person centred oral health related research because it provides...
by William F. Walker, Ivan D. A. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The Metabolic Basis of Surgical Care focuses on the concise account of the composition and metabolism of the body in health and disease.
The book first tackles body composition in health and disease and water and electrolyte metabolism. Topics include cations, potassium, anions, concept of...
Hormones
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2016
La coordination des fonctions exercées par les différents organes qui composent le corps des animaux repose sur des systèmes de communication qui opèrent au sein de l'organisme pour maintenir l'équilibre fonctionnel indispensable à la vie . L'un de ces systèmes est dit endocrinien, parce qu'il ...
Hémisphères cérébraux
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Bien des siècles avant l'Antiquité classique, on admettait déjà un étroit rapport entre les hémisphères cérébraux et les fonctions mentales supérieures : sensation consciente, motricité volontaire, mémoire, etc. Les anciens auteurs ont abondamment spéculé sur la région des hémisphères où pouvaient...
Foie
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2016
L'importance biologique du foie humain est attestée par son volume et par sa densité cellulaire; il pèse environ 1,5 kg chez l'adulte et représente le 1/50 du poids du corps, formant ainsi la masse viscérale la plus volumineuse de l'organisme, avec près de trois cents milliards de cellules...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Calcium-Binding Proteins in Health and Disease includes the papers prepared by the invited speakers as well as many of the free communications. The contributions are grouped according to their general subject matter, based on the classification made by the authors, e.g., Extracellular Metabolism:...
Recent Progress in Hormone Research
Proceedings of the 1980 Laurentian Hormone Conference
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 37 presents the proceedings of the 1980 Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Mont Tremblant Lodge on August 24-29, 1980. The book discusses the role of gonadal steroids in sexual differentiation; the regulation and function of the primate fetal adrenal...
Hematopathology
Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
This comprehensive, full color hematopathology reference book emphasizes immunophenotpic features, cytogenetic studies, and diagnostic molecular aspects. Hematopathology begins with introductions to morphologic evaluation of the hematopoietic tissues and principles of immunophenotyping, cytogenetics...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
This two-part book provides the most advanced biochemical and histochemical analytical methods on neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and neuropeptides described by international specialists. The biochemical methods include liquid chromatography/electrochemistry, liquid chromatography/fluorescence...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Chronic Renal Disease comprehensively investigates the physiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This translational reference takes an in-depth look at CKD while excluding coverage of dialysis or transplantation, which are both well detailed in other...
by D. S. Minors, J. M. Waterhouse
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
Circadian Rhythms and the Human covers the basic principles behind the human circadian rhythms. This book is composed of 12 chapters that discuss the detection, analysis, and definition of rhythms, specifically exogenous and endogenous rhythms. This book also demonstrates the mechanism of metabolic...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Research in neural modeling and neural networks has escalated dramatically in the last decade, acquiring along the way terms and concepts, such as learning, memory, perception, recognition, which are the basis of neuropsychology. Nevertheless, for many, neural modeling remains controversial in its...