Human Physiology
A Very Short Introduction
$28.03
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2021
Summary
Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It considers how our bodies are supplied with energy, how they maintain their internal parameters, the ways in which we gather and process information, the ways we take action, and the creation of new generations.
This Very Short Introduction explores the field of human physiology, considering how the body works, senses, reacts, and defends itself. As …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198869887 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198869886 |
| Author: | Jamie A. Davies |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 113mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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About The Author
Jamie A. Davies
Jamie A. Davies is Professor of Experimental Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. He has published 10 books, including Synthetic Biology: A Very Short Introduction, (OUP, 2018), and Life Unfolding, (OUP, 2014), and over 200 research papers on the cellular mechanisms that create and maintain the bodies of humans and higher animals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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