Physiology

The salivary glands are well-known digestive organs with a highly branched duct system and a compound acinar gland. There are 3 pairs of major sali...

Taking the place of the multiple texts traditionally needed to cover visual anatomy and physiology, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual S...

Bone regeneration is a complex process requiring an orchestrated number of molecular and cellular mechanisms. Although bone regeneration takes plac...

This book provides information on testosterone and its role in human anatomy, physiology, psychology and pathology. In particular, it proposes arti...

Since the discovery of the glucagon hormone, our knowledge of the pathophysiological changes of glucose metabolism has increased substantially. One...

In anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a...

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that is characterised by noncaseous epithelioid cell granulomas, which may a...

The ageing process, especially in the skin, is governed by changes in the epidermal, dermal-epidermal and dermal compartments. Extracelluar matrix ...

In this book, the authors report the recent results on the influence of different parameters (such as surface hydration, hydrophobicity, solute eff...

It is essential for our quality of life to have healthy muscles. Tragically, the loss of even a single protein can have dramatic effects on muscle ...

This book draws together some of the new and developing ideas in the study of fatigue. The past fifteen years have witnessed a remarkable change in...

The treatment of bile duct benign pathology demands a multidisciplinary approach, involving a team of both specialised physicians and solid infrast...

This book draws together some of the new and developing ideas in the study of fatigue. The past fifteen years have witnessed a remarkable change in...

Photoreceptors are nerve end organs or receptors that are sensitive to light. In the retina of the eye, the outer limbs of rods and cones make up t...

Leptin was originally described for its role in obesity and energy homeostasis. This book focuses on the biosynthesis, functions and overall clinic...

Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Oxytocin is a peptide of nine amino acids (a nonapeptide). It is...

The discipline of anatomy has had a pivotal influence on the history of medicine as it serves almost as the language of medicine. This concept has ...