Physiology

Physiological, pharmacological and molecular biological data generated over the past three decades have demonstrated the existence of two major families of extracellular receptors, the P1, a family of four G-protein coupled receptors and the P2, a family of at least 12 receptors responsive to purine (ATP, ADP) and pyrimidine (UTP) nucleotides through which adenosine and ATP can function as extracellular messengers.

This book provides a comprehensive, organized, and concise overview of xenobiotic metabolic enzymes and their health implications.

Cell adhesion is a fundamental determinant of embryonic development and organogenesis.

Cardiac problems in athletic individuals are rare, but when they occur can be devastating.

In the story of your life, your skin plays a starring role.

Closed Loop Neuroscience addresses the technical aspects of closed loop neurophysiology, presenting the implementation of these approaches spanning several domains of neuroscience, from cellular and network neurophysiology, through sensory and motor systems, and then clinical therapeutic devices.

The central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, has a high metabolic demand.

Diabetes Digital Health brings together the multifaceted information surrounding the science of digital health from an academic, regulatory, industrial, investment and cybersecurity perspective.

Letters from 1877, when Darwin published Forms of Flowers and, with his son Francis, experimented on plant movement.

Recent research, especially in fields of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilita- tion, point to the importance of periodic, moderate stress for maintaining normal structure and function of tissues.

Did you know the brain is the most complex organ in your body?

Kaplan Medicals USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes 2018: Physiology offers in-depth review with a focus on high-yield topics a comprehensive approach that will help you deepen your understanding while focusing your efforts where theyll count the most.

The aim of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease is to provide comprehensive information regarding adipose tissue, its physiological functions and its role in disease.

Dyslipidemia affects almost half of American adults and is the most prevalent manageable risk factor for atherosclerosis.

What do you know about planet Earth?

Introduction to EEG- and Speech-Based Emotion Recognition Methods examines the background, methods, and utility of using electroencephalograms (EEGs) to detect and recognize different emotions.

Provides anaesthetists, intensivists, and emergency physicians with key skills to manage airways in various patient groups and clinical settings.

The Editorial Board and the Publishers of the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology wish to express their profound grief at the untimely death of Professor Peter Baker.

Methodologies for Metabolomics provides comprehensive descriptions of the newest methodological strategies and techniques in metabolomic research.

The Routledge Handbook of Elite Sport Performance is the first book to examine a broad span of performance and support issues in contemporary elite sport; including coaching, sports science and medicine, leadership and management, operating in different societies, living in the system as a performer, and future developments in the domain.

Written and edited by leaders in the field, Eosinophils in Health and Disease provides immunology researchers and students with a comprehensive overview of current thought and cutting-edge eosinophil research, providing chapters on basic science, disease-specific issues, therapeutics, models for study and areas of emerging importance.

REAL LIFE CLINICAL CASES FOR THE COURSE EXAMS AND USMLE STEP 1"e;This extremely useful book reinforces the relationship between basic science and clinical medicine for students.

Why do animals, plants, and people look like their parents?

What do giant squids, mantis shrimp, and fireflies have in common?

Hypoparathyroidism, a condition in which insufficient parathyroid hormone (PTH) is produced to maintain normocalcemia is associated with a variety of acute and chronic symptoms and complications due to hypocalcemia.

This new, revised and updated edition takes into account the most recent advances in the understanding of human pathophysiology.

The aim of this book is to present current views about physical activity and the benefits of physical activity in preventing and ameliorating various health conditions that are of worldwide concern.

This book systematically introduces the bionic nature of force sensing and control, the biomechanical principle on mechanism of force generation and control of skeletal muscle, and related applications in robotic exoskeleton.

This book will be of considerable interest to students, practitioners (Doctors, Physiotherapists, and other health care professionals), and researchers who deal with the complex structure of tendons and the need to effectively address tendon disorders.

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda on March 21-23.

The details of the receptor mechanism are not yet fully understood for any sensory system.

Manual practico para la deteccion y el tratamiento integral del sindrome metabolico plantea el objetivo de mostrar las evidencias cientificas que se han obtenido en los pacientes mexicanos para entender la historia natural de esta afeccion.

Regulation of intracellular pH is vital to all living cells.

Woldwide, developed and developing countries increasingly depend on groundwater resources for domestic water supply.

This highly illustrated book effectively simplifies the intricate principles of biomechanics for orthopaedic trainees.

Neural network research often builds on the fiction that neurons are simple linear threshold units, completely neglecting the highly dynamic and complex nature of synapses, dendrites, and voltage-dependent ionic currents.

Pathophysiology Flash Cards contain 240 clinical cases that challenge you to apply principles to real life scenarios.

Regulation of Organ and Tissue Growth investigates the mechanisms underlying the regulation of organ and tissue growth.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the latest developments in the field of the genomics of cardiac disease.

Easy to read, yet comprehensive, this is the perfect introduction into the molecular basis of disease and the novel treatment options that have become available.

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What do you know about the sense of sight?

Enzymes of the Arterial Wall is a comprehensive up-to-date monograph, and is the first publication dealing specifically with quantitative determinations of enzyme activities in human and animal vascular tissue.

The best endocrine review available for the USMLE Step 1The fourth edition of Endocrine Physiology provides comprehensive coverage of the basic science and anatomy behind endocrine function.

Taurine 8 represents the combined efforts of investigators on the roles of the amino acid taurine on human health and disease.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive review of the morphological, biochemical, electrical, mechanical, and metabolic properties of vascular smooth muscle, the regulation of vascular activities and the intracellular signaling involved.