Human Physiology by Gillian Pocock
A sound understanding of physiology underpins good medical practice. This established textbook provides medical students and others in health-related disciplines with the essential information and learning tools necessary to understand human physiology. The book adopts a student-friendly style with an emphasis on clarity, explanation and understanding, complemented by full-colour illustrations. It has a hierarchical organisation, beginning with aspects of cell and tissue function before proceeding to a consideration of the communication systems of the body, including the endocrine and nervous systems. The heart of the text concerns the physiology of the main body systems. Throughout, the relevance to clinical practice is stressed. The third edition of Human Physiology contains new or revised material on osmolarity, osmotic pressure and tonicity; expanded treatment of epithelia; discussion of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors; iron absorption and its regulation by hepcidin; circadian rhythms and carbohydrate absorption in the small intestine.There are also new feature boxes on Alzheimer's disease, deep vein thrombosis, the Donnan effect, the stages of labour and the classification of heart failure, and new sections on autonomic failure, the renal handling of uric acid and multiple organ failure.Gillian Pocock is a lecturer in Clinical Science at Canterbury Christ Church University where she is responsible for teaching many of the science-based modules in the Faculty of Health and Social Care. Chris Richards is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Physiology in the Department of Physiology at University College London. Books by the same authors:
Human Physiology: The basis of medicine -a Gillian Pocock and Christopher D. Richards
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198568780 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198568789 |
| Title | Human Physiology |
| Author | Gillian Pocock |
| Series | Oxford Core Texts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2006-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 656 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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