Physiology

A collection of contemporary work in various areas of eye-movement research with an emphasis on physiological aspects is presented in this book.

Scientific Foundations of Ophthalmology focuses on scientific grounds of ophthalmology, including anatomy, genetics, pathology, and epidemiology of blindness and blinding diseases.

Theory and Practice of Blood Flow Measurement presents the methods for determining the metrics of blood flow in the major vessels.

Applied Respiratory Physiology, Third Edition focuses on the applications of respiratory physiology and is designed to bridge the gap between applied respiratory physiology and the treatment of patients.

Minireviews of the Neurosciences from Life Sciences is a collection of minireviews of research in the neurosciences and originally published by the Journal of Life Sciences.

Applied Neurophysiology is intended to promote understanding of the structure and function of the human nervous system for anesthetists.

The Physiology of Synapses covers the considerable advances in understanding the complex physiology of synapses.

Antigens, Lymphoid Cells, and the Immune Response deals with the nature and properties of antigens and with the functional anatomy and cell physiology of the mammalian lymphoid system which responds to antigens.

Get the BIG PICTURE of Medical Physiology -- and focus on what you really need to know to ace the course and board exams!

Gain a complete understanding of the functioning of the gastrointestinal system with this concise, engagingly written textGastrointestinal Physiology explains the operation and performance of one of the body's most crucial systems.

PreTest is the closest you can get to seeing the test before you take itGreat for course review and the USMLE Step 1!

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The balanced way to learn about fluids and electrolytes Need a solid foundation in fluids and electrolytes but finding this complex subject difficult to permeate?

Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach usInsects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim.

A unique system/disease-based approach to learning pulmonary pathophysiology as it relates to clinical medicineNo other review puts disorders of lung structure and function in such clear clinical perspective as Pulmonary Pathophysiology.

Take your workout to the next level with kettlebells with this how-to guide for all skill levels.

This book highlights the importance of the choroid plexus, which forms the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and is the site of the major production of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human speciesWhether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution.

Genetic approaches have revolutionized our understanding of the fundamental causes of human disease by permitting the identification of specific genes in which variation causes or contributes to susceptibility to, or protection from, disease.

This book provides an analytical and thorough review of clinical electrophysiology of vision, and the progress made in the field in the past decade.

This book focuses on recent advances regarding clinical conditions and ailments whose mechanisms remain unclear, limiting our ability to treat them.

Roughly one in every five patients referred to a neurologist suffers from headaches; the majority have migraines.

This book presents an account of innovative methods and, for most of them, gives direct and practical insights into how practitioners can benefit from their use in their everyday practice.

Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete understanding of a key topic within the multidisciplinary fields of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology.

The aim of the present book is to comprehensively review current advances in understanding of genetics, structural biology, pharmacology of potassium channels and their roles in disease as well as to identify current gaps in knowledge.

From the 39th annual conference of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT), held in Washington, DC, USA in July 2011, this volume covers aspects of oxygen transport from air to the cells, organs and organisms; instrumentation and methods to sense oxygen and clinical evidence.

This book provides a balanced presentation of the fundamental principles of cardiovascular biomechanics research, as well as its valuable clinical applications.

The atlas of the Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea, particularly of the corneal endothelium presents photographs of healthy and pathological corneas, as well as corneas prepared for grafting.

Iodine is an essential micronutrient and an integral component of the thyroid hormones, which are required for normal growth and development.

This book provides fundamental concepts in human thermal physiology and their applications in general public, occupational, military, and athletics settings from the biometeorological perspective.

This book tackles the role of interrelated conditions in the manifestation and course of pulmonary ailments.

This second edition provides 2400 multiple choice questions on human anatomy and physiology, and some physical science, separated into 40 categories.

This book provides an innovative and comprehensive overview of the relationship between lung and exercise, both in healthy, active subjects and in subjects with chronic respiratory diseases.

Saliva as a unique sample for health assessment is gaining attention among researchers of different fields in the last 20 years; being reflected in an impressive increase in the number of papers published studying saliva from different biological aspects in human and veterinary species.

This book offers a succinct but comprehensive description of the mechanics of muscle contraction and legged terrestrial locomotion.

The past decade has seen an exponential increase in our knowledge and understanding of adipose tissue biology.

This second volume of Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts.

This book integrates topics in basic research and clinical medicine as well as molecular and cell biology.

Acute heart failure is a potentially life threatening situation where correct, rapid therapy can save lives.

This comprehensive Monograph examines all peripheral and central mechanisms of regulating the secretion of milk from the lactating breast.

The principal objective of this book is to provide information needed to define human thermal behavior quantitatively.

Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete understanding of a key topic within the multidisciplinary fields of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology.

This book addresses hot issues in the research and management of difficult-to-treat medical disorders that are commonly encountered, but for which the underlying mechanisms are often unknown.

Symptoms of the breast in gravid women commonly represent physiological changes, however they may also be related to serious underlying breast disease; this challenging dilemma is aggravated by diagnostic and therapeutic limitations imposed by safety issues regarding the mother and fetus.

The volume is designed to provide an integrated overview of the results from the last fifteen years of research on Chromogranins in relation to cell biology, physiology and biomedicine.

This volume reviews the current research focused on the functional importance of unfolded protein response (UPR) signaling in the context of health and disease.

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This book combines fundamental concepts of biochemistry and the dental sciences to provide an authentic, coherent and comprehensive text for dental students.