| Description |
1 online resource (x, 829 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| ISBN |
9780323523400 (electronic bk.) |
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0323523404 (electronic bk.) |
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9780323393942 (hardcover) |
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0323393942 (hardcover) |
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9780323443388 (international edition ; hardcover) |
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0323443389 (international edition ; hardcover) |
| Note |
Revised edition of: Berne & Levy physiology / editors, Bruce M. Koeppen, Bruce A. Stanton. 6th ed. ©2008. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Principles of cell and membrane function -- Homeostasis : volume and composition of body fluid compartments -- Signal transduction, membrane receptors, second messengers, and regulation of gene expression -- The nervous system : introduction to cells and systems -- Generation and conduction of action potentials -- Synaptic transmission -- The somatosensory system -- The special senses -- Organization of motor function -- Integrative functions of the nervous system -- The autonomic nervous system and its central control -- Skeletal muscle physiology -- Cardiac muscle -- Smooth muscle -- Overview of circulation -- Elements of cardiac function -- Properties of the vasculature -- Regulation of the heart and vasculature -- Integrated control of the cardiovascular system -- Introduction to the respiratory system -- Static lung and chest wall mechanics -- Dynamic lung and chest wall mechanics -- Ventilation, perfusion, and ventilation/perfusion relationships -- Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport -- Control of respiration -- Nonphysiological functions of the lung : host defense and metabolism -- Functional anatomy and general principles of regulation in the gastrointestinal tract -- The cephalic, oral, and esophageal phases of the integrated response to a meal -- The gastric phase of the integrated response to a meal -- The small intestinal phase of the integrated response to a meal -- The colonic phase of the integrated response to a meal -- Transport and metabolic functions of the liver -- Elements of renal function -- Solute and water transport along the nephron : tubular function -- Control of body fluid osmolality and volume -- Potassium, calcium, and phosphate homeostasis -- Role of the kidneys in the regulation of acid-base balance -- Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hormonal regulation of energy metabolism -- Hormonal regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism -- The hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- The thyroid gland -- The adrenal gland -- The male and female reproductive systems. |
| Access |
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (ClinicalKey, viewed April 11, 2017). |
| Link |
Print version: Berne & Levy physiology. Seventh edition. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2018] 9780323393942 (DLC) 2016039642 (OCoLC)957554799 |
| Subject |
Human physiology.
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| Other Author |
Koeppen, Bruce M., editor.
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Stanton, Bruce A., editor.
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| Alt Title |
Berne and Levy physiology
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Physiology
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| Add. Title |
Preceded by: Berne & Levy physiology. 6th ed.
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