Medical Physiology
Author:   David Applin
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781139168403


Publication Date:   05 June 2012
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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.

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Author:   David Applin
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN:  

9781139168403


ISBN 10:   1139168401
Publication Date:   05 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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.

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