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100 _aBarrett, Kim E.
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245 _aGanong's review of medical physiology /
_cKim E. Barrett, Scott Boitano, Susan M Barman and Heddwen L Brooks
250 _aTwenty- third edition
264 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw-Hill Medical,
_c ♭2010
300 _a 1 online resource (ix, 714 pages) : illustrations (some color)
336 _1text
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500 _aDescription from StatRef Online version screen (viewed December 7, 2009) Previous edition: published as Review of medical physiology by William Ganong. 2005 "A Lange medical book."
504 _aIncludes index
505 _aGeneral principles & energy production in medical physiology Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology Immunity, infection, & inflammation Excitable tissue: nerve Excitable tissue: muscle Synaptic & junctional transmission Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators Properties of sensory receptors Reflexes Pain & temperature Somatorsensory pathways Vision Hearing & equilibrium Smell & taste Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms Control of posture & movement The autonomic nervous system Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions Learning, memory, language, & speech The thyroid gland Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone The pituitary gland The gonads: development & function of the reproductive system Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation Digestion, absorption & nutritional principles Gastrointestinal motilty Transport & metabolic functions of the liver Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart The heart as a pump Blood as a circulatory fluid & the dynamics of blood & lymph flow Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms Circulation through special regions Pulmonary function Gas transport & pH in the lung Regualtion of respiration Renal function & micturition Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion
520 _aOne of the world's leading texts on medical physiology, 'Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology' has been redesigned with a new full-colour format and expanded pedagogical features. Examples from clinical medicine are integrated the chapters to illustrate important physiologic concepts
650 _aMEDICAL Physiology
650 _aPhysiology Problems, exercises, etc
650 _aSCIENCE Life Sciences Human Anatomy & Physiology
700 _aBoitano, Scott
700 _aBarman, Susan. M
700 _aBrooks, Heddwen
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