Revised edition of: Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology / John E. Hall, PhD, Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Director, Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. 13th edition. [2016].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Introduction to Physiology : The Cell and General Physiology -- Unit II. Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle -- Unit III. The Heart -- Unit IV. The Circulation -- Unit V. The Body Fluids and Kidneys -- Unit VI. Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation -- Unit VII. Respiration -- Unit VIII. Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology -- Unit IX. The Nervous System : A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology -- Unit X. The Nervous System : B. The Special Senses -- Unit XI. The Nervous System : C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology -- Unit XII. Gastrointestinal Physiology -- Unit XIII. Metabolism and Temperature Regulation -- Unit XIV. Endocrinology and Reproduction -- Unit XV. Sports Physiology.

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