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Understanding Life - Focus on Physiology
Understanding Life - Focus on Physiology is a short booklet from the Physiological Society that provides an introduction to the subject of physiology, why scientists study it and how they can use our knowledge. It gives an insight into the central role of physiology in the progress and understanding of biological and clinical sciences. It also explains how physiologists are involved in the detection, prevention and treatment of disease and disability.
Contents:
- What is physiology?
- What do physiologists do?
- Exercise physiology
- Physiology of learning and memory
- Life at the limits
- Physiology of development and ageing
- Physiology of disease
- Current research techniques in physiology
- Physiology in the future
- Physiologists at work
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