Color Atlas of Physiology

Аннотация

The base of knowledge in many sectors of physiology has grown considerably in magnitude and in depth since the last edition of this book was published. Many advances, especially the rapid progress in sequencing the human genome and its gene products, have brought completely new insight into cell function and communication. This made it necessary to edit and, in some cases, enlarge many parts of the book, especially the chapter on the fundamentals of cell physiology and the sections on neurotransmission, mechanisms of intracellular signal transmission, immune defense, and the processing of sensory stimuli. A list of physiological reference values and important formulas were added to the appendix for quick reference. The extensive index now also serves as a key to abbreviations used in the text.