Cunningham's textbook of veterinary physiology. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Textbook of veterinary physiology
• Uniform Title: Textbook of veterinary physiology.
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Bradley G. Klein.
• Other Names: Cunningham, James G; Klein, Bradley G
• Contents: Section I. The cell. -- The molecular and cellular bases of physiological regulation -- Cancer : a disease of cellular proliferation, life span, and death -- Section II. Neurophysiology. -- Introduction to the nervous system -- The neuron -- The synapse -- The psysiology of muscle -- The concept of a reflex -- Skeletal muscle receptor organs -- The concept of lower and upper motor neurons and their malfunction -- The central control of movement -- The vestibular system -- The cerebellum -- The autonomic nervous system -- The visual system -- Cerebrospinal fluid and the blood-brain barrier -- The electroencephalogram and sensory-evoked potentials -- Hearing -- Section III. Cardiovascular physiology. -- Overview of cardiovascaular function -- Electrical activity of the heart -- The electrocardiogram -- The heart as a pump -- The systemic and pulmonary circulations -- Capillaries and fluid exchange -- Local control of blood flow -- Neural and hormonal control of blood pressure and blood volume -- Integrated cardiovascular responses -- Section IV. Physiology of the gastrointestinal tract -- Regulation of the gastrointestinal functions -- Motility patterns of the gastrointestinal tract -- Secretions of the gastrointestinal tract -- Digestion and absorption : the nonfermentative processes -- Digestion : the fermentative processes -- Postabsorptive nutrient utilization -- Section V. Endocrinology. -- The endocrine system -- Endocrine glands and their function -- Section VI. Reproduction and lactation. -- Control of gonadal and gamete development -- Control of ovulation and the corpus luteum -- Reproductive cycles -- Pregnancy and parturition -- The mammary gland -- Reproductive physiology of the male -- Section VII. Renal physiology. -- Glomerular filtration -- Solute reabsorption -- Water balance -- Acid-base balance -- Section VIII. Respiratory fuction. -- Overview of respiratory function : ventilation of the lung -- Pulmonary blood flow -- Gas exchange -- Gas transport in the blood -- Control of ventilation -- Nonrespiratory functions of the lung -- Section IX. Homeostatis. -- Fetal and neonatal oxygen transport -- Acid-base homeostatis -- Thermoregulation -- Section X. The immune system. -- Antigens and innate immunity -- The specific immune response : acquired immunity -- Appendix A. Answers to practice questions.
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (624 pages)
• Subjects: 632; Veterinary physiology; Animal Population Groups -- physiology; Animals; Veterinary physiology; Lehrbuch; Physiologie; Tiermedizin
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323266314; 0323266312
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