Seldin and Giebisch's the Kidney
Subtitle: Physiology and Pathophysiology
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 3299
ISBN-13: 9780123814630
Subjects: Kidneys, diseases
Description: A classic nephrology reference for over 25years, Seldin & Giebisch's The Kidney, is the acknowledged authority on renal physiology and pathophysiology. In this 5th edition, such new and powerful disciplines as genetics and cell biology have been deployed to deepen and widen further the explanatory framework. Not only have previous chapters been extensively updated, but new chapters have been added to incorporate additional disciplines. Individual chapters, for example, now provide detailed treatment of the significance of cilia; the role of stem cells is now given spec.