Animal Physiology.

This book examines four examples of animal physiology that illustrate emergent properties in whole organisms. The first example shows how mammals coordinate the activity of all their cells using a daily rhythm. The second case explains an apparent contradiction that happens every time a woman gets p...

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محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: A. Malcolm Campbell; Christopher J. Paradise
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة:English
منشور في: Momentum Press, 2016.
الموضوعات:
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جدول المحتويات:
  • 1. Mammals have cellular clock mechanism
  • Ethical, legal, social implications: sleep is connected to daily rhythms
  • 3. Maintaining body weight and fat levels
  • Ethical, legal, social implications: challenges of the obesity epidemic
  • 4. Animals age and die at different rates
  • Ethical, legal, social implications: end of life issues
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Index.