Ganong's review of medical physiology
Contributors: Ganong, William F.
Edition: 23rd ed. / Kim Barrett ... [et al.].
Series: A Lange medical book; Lange medical book
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 714
ISBN-13: 9780071605687; 9780071605670
Subjects: Problems, exercises; Human Anatomy & Physiology; SCIENCE; MEDICAL; Life Sciences; Physiology
Other titles: Review of medical physiology, Ganong's; Review of medical physiology; Medical physiology
Notes: Description from StatRef Online version screen (viewed December 7, 2009).

Previous ed.: published as Review of medical physiology by William Ganong. 2005.

"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General principles & energy production in medical physiology; title: Overview of cellular physiology in medical physiology; title: Immunity, infection, & inflammation; title: Excitable tissue: nerve; title: Excitable tissue: muscle; title: Synaptic & junctional transmission; title: Neurotransmitters & neuromodulators; title: Properties of sensory receptors; title: Reflexes; title: Pain & temperature; title: Somatorsensory pathways; title: Vision; title: Hearing & equilibrium; title: Smell & taste; title: Electrical activity of the brain, sleep-wake states, & circadian rhythms; title: Control of posture & movement; title: The autonomic nervous system; title: Hypothalamic regulation of hormonal functions; title: Learning, memory, language, & speech; title: The thyroid gland; title: Endocrine functions of the pancreas & regulation of carbohydrate metabolism; title: The adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex; title: Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate metabolism & the physiology of bone; title: The pituitary gland; title: The gonads: development & function of the reproductive system; title: Overview of gastrointestinal function & regulation; title: Digestion, absorption & nutritional principles; title: Gastrointestinal motilty; title: Transport & metabolic functions of the liver; title: Origin of the heartbeat & the electrical activity of the heart; title: The heart as a pump; title: Blood as a circulatory fluid & the dynamics of blood & lymph flow; title: Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms; title: Circulation through special regions; title: Pulmonary function; title: Gas transport & pH in the lung; title: Regualtion of respiration; title: Renal function & micturition; title: Regulation of extracellular fluid composition & volume; title: Acidification of the urine & bicarbonate excretion.