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Author Moyes, Christopher D., author

Title Principles of animal physiology Christopher D. Moyes, Ph. D. (Queen's University), Patricia M. Schulte, Ph. D. (University of British Columbia)
Edition Third edition
Published Don Mills, Ontario : Pearson, [2016]
©2016

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Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGY -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Physiological Principles -- OVERVIEW -- UNIFYING THEMES IN PHYSIOLOGY -- Integration in Physiology -- Physics and Chemistry: The Basis of Physiology -- Form, Function, and Evolution -- Regulation and Homeostasis -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Synthesis Questions -- CHAPTER 2 Physiological Evolution of Animals -- INTRODUCTION -- ANIMAL EVOLUTION AND PHYSIOLOGY -- Multicellularity and the Invention of Tissues -- Vertebrates
EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVATION AND CONVERGENCE IN ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY -- Molecular Innovations -- Integrative Processes -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Synthesis Questions -- CHAPTER 3 Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Cell Physiology -- OVERVIEW -- CHEMISTRY -- Energy -- Properties of Water -- BIOCHEMISTRY -- Enzymes -- Proteins -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Mitochondrial Metabolism -- Integration of Pathways of Energy Metabolism -- CELL PHYSIOLOGY -- Membrane Structure and Transport -- Cellular Organization -- Physiological Genetics and Genomics -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Synthesis Questions
Quantitative Questions -- PART TWO: THE CELLULAR BASIS OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY -- CHAPTER 4 Cell Signaling and Endocrine Regulation -- OVERVIEW -- THE BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF CELL SIGNALING -- General Features of Cell Signaling -- Peptide Messengers -- Steroid Messengers -- BOX 4.1 CHALLENGES TO HOMEOSTASIS: Endocrine Disruptors -- Biogenic Amines -- Other Classes of Messenger -- Communication of the Signal to the Target Cell -- BOX 4.2 MATH IN PHYSIOLOGY: Ligand-Receptor Interactions -- SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS -- Intracellular Receptors -- Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Signal Transduction via Receptor-Enzymes -- Signal Transduction via G Protein-Coupled Receptors -- INTRODUCTION TO ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS -- Characteristics of Endocrine Systems -- BOX 4.3 APPLICATIONS: Cell-To-Cell Communication and Diabetes Mellitus -- Evolution of Endocrine Systems -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Synthesis Questions -- Quantitative Questions -- CHAPTER 5 Neuron Structure and Function -- OVERVIEW -- SIGNALING IN A VERTEBRATE MOTOR NEURON -- Electrical Signals in Neurons -- BOX 5.1 MATH IN PHYSIOLOGY: Using the Nernst and Goldman Equations -- Signals in the Dendrites and Cell Body
Signals in the Axon -- BOX 5.2 APPLICATIONS: Voltage-Gated Na[sup(+)] Channel Blockers -- Signals Across the Synapse -- DIVERSITY OF NEURAL SIGNALING -- Structural Diversity of Neurons -- Diversity of Signal Conduction -- BOX 5.3 CHALLENGES TO HOMEOSTASIS: RNA Editing of Potassium Channels as an Adaptation to Cold Environments -- Diversity of Synaptic Transmission -- Evolution of Neural Signaling -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Synthesis Questions -- Quantitative Questions -- CHAPTER 6 Cellular Movement and Muscles -- OVERVIEW -- CYTOSKELETON AND MOTOR PROTEINS -- Microtubules
Form Electronic book
Author Schulte, Patricia M., author
ISBN 9780133951677
0133951677
Other Titles Animal physiology