Human Physiology 41

*FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED and HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST* WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this t……続きを見る

Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year 'Fascinating' New S……続きを見る

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved. But if we are evolution's greatest creation, why are we so badly designed? We have retinas that face backward, we must find vitamins and nutrients in……続きを見る

In this "powerful and unflinching page-turner" (New York Times), a healthcare journalist examines the science, history, and culture of breast cancer. As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew t……続きを見る

Magas szintű tudomány és briliáns humor egy könyvben amennyiben felmerült már Önben a kérdés, hogy miért alszunk el a vonaton és a repülőn egy pillanat alatt, hogy valóban okosabbak lesznek-e azok a……続きを見る

Revolutionäre Zellen: neue Erkenntnisse, wie sich die körpereigene Abwehr im Kampf gegen Krankheiten entfesseln lässt Das Immunsystem ist der Schlüssel zu unserer Gesundheit. Die Fähigkeit des Körpe……続きを見る

This book develops the theory of electromagnetic (EM) precursors to seaquakes (i.e. underwater earthquakes) and tsunamis, including the sequential stages of the transformation of a weak seismic mech……続きを見る

Découvrez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur l'asthme grâce à ce guide complet et accessible. Que vous soyez un patient, un proche, ou simplement curieux d'en savoir plus sur cette maladie chronique,……続きを見る

Hormones as Tokens of Selection addresses deep questions in biology: How are biological systems controlled? How can one formulate general theories of homeostasis and control and instantiate such the……続きを見る

Nos os, nos muscles mais aussi notre cœur ont besoin de mouvements et de tensions pour rester en bon état de fonctionnement. Véritable moteur de notre corps, nous allons découvrir, au travers d'illu……続きを見る

Unlock the Essentials of Heart Failure in an Easy-to-Understand Format Are you or a loved one affected by heart failure, or are you simply curious about this critical condition? "Heart Failure: Thin……続きを見る

Découvrez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur l'insuffisance cardiaque avec ce guide informatif et accessible. Conçu sous forme de questions et réponses, ce livre vous offre une compréhension claire e……続きを見る

How many bones are in the body? What are the five senses? Why do you pass gas? Read and sing along with the fun and informative songs in this eBook with music. Find out how your body works! 続きを見る

An award-winning journalist investigates how scientists and citizens around the world are re-tooling our senses-and what their discoveries are teaching us about the nature and future of human percep……続きを見る

Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years. Scientists have long believed that the "great……続きを見る

"Adventures in Human Being, with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal We assume we know our bodies in……続きを見る

Use this ebook as a friendly and age appropriate introduction to the human body parts. The choice of words as well as the use of images match children age 8-12. You will find that reading instead of……続きを見る

This quiz book asks questions on a diverse range of subjects including math, anatomy, geography and history. Your child will love the challenge each topic presents. You probably might not even know ……続きを見る

This new volume of our successful book series Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology is focused on mitochondrial inheritance in humans and both vertebrate and invertrebate animals includin……続きを見る

Unsere Sinne - Sehen, Hören, Riechen, Schmecken und Tasten - bestimmen wesentlich unser Leben. Alles was wir wissen, wurde uns von unseren Sinnen vermittelt. Aber wie funktionieren unsere Sinne und ……続きを見る

This book provides detailed and comprehensive mechanistic insights of the various risk factors that lead to the ischemic stroke and the novel therapeutic interventions against it. The first section ……続きを見る

Warum brauchen wir Schlaf? Wie entsteht Durst? Oder ein Herzinfarkt? In der Physiologie lernen Sie alles über die Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers. Die 32. Auflage der Physiologie des Menschen wu……続きを見る

* A TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the prize-winning author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, the astonishing story of how culture enabled us to become the most successful spe****cies o……続きを見る

This book focuses on immune reactions and interactions of humans with Helicobacter pylori - a human pathogen connected to gastritis, peptic ulcers and even gastric cancer. With nearly half of the wo……続きを見る

The purpose of this book is to introduce the readers on the perspective of the role that unsaturated fatty acids and complex lipids play on health and disease. Bioactive lipids can be modified affec……続きを見る

This book presents original articles that report on new approaches and developments involving pulmonary disorders. Pulmonary health attracts public concern as lungs are the first line of defense of ……続きを見る

Dietary Supplementation in Sport and Exercise removes the myths associated with many dietary supplements. It provides an evidence-based approach to the physiological mechanisms related to popular su……続きを見る

This book presents the commonality and heterogeneity of the mechanisms underlying smooth muscle spontaneous activity in various smooth muscle organs and in addition discusses their malfunctions in d……続きを見る

Spannende Fragen aus Alltag und aktueller Forschung sind der Ausgangspunkt für einen Überblick über die Tier- und Humanphysiologie. Die Autoren führen in die Physiologie von Mensch und Tier ein. All……続きを見る

This textbook explores the fundamental qualitative and quantitative aspects of human physiology. It approaches biological and physiological processes and phenomena from a quantitative perspective, r……続きを見る