Books in Physiology

Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney

6th Edition
October 1, 2025
Robert J. Alpern + 3 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Seldin and Giebisch’s The Kidney, Sixth Edition: Physiology and Pathophysiology provides a common language for nephrology researchers, fellows and practicing nephrologists to discuss normal and abnormal renal physiology and the development and diagnosis of a wide range of renal diseases. Guided by a team of four distinguished authorities in nephrology, experts from all areas of renal research and practice take readers from the structure and function of normal renal physiology, to the specific cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying disease development, and into the management of renal disease through physiologic regulation.This classic nephrology reference for nearly 30 years combines basic and clinical sciences that provides authoritative, concise and readily accessible information. Academic, medical and pharma researchers save valuable time by quickly accessing the very latest details on renal physiology and pathophysiology as opposed to searching through thousands of journal articles.

Biomechanics of the Human Spine

2nd Edition
October 1, 2025
Fabio Galbusera + 1 more
English

Biomechanics of the Human Spine: Basic Concepts, Spinal Disorders and Treatments, Second Edition, features several enhancements. The core structure of the book remains unchanged, focusing on four distinct parts that should be read consecutively to provide a comprehensive understanding of spine biomechanics. In the first part, the book delves into the functional anatomy of the spine, with a special emphasis on aspects that are often overlooked in clinical literature but hold great biomechanical significance. The second part is dedicated to explaining the mechanics of individual spinal tissues. It covers commonly used testing setups and the mathematical models employed to represent these tissues in mathematical studies. The third part covers the contemporary methods employed in spine research, encompassing experimental testing, numerical simulation, and in vivo studies including imaging and motion analysis. The fourth and final part of the book emphasizes the biomechanical aspects of spinal pathologies and their surgical treatments, areas often lacking in biomechanical rigor. This book is an invaluable resource for biomedical engineers involved in spine biomechanics and for spinal surgeons seeking to broaden their biomechanical knowledge base. The book draws contributions from leading institutions worldwide, ensuring the latest research and expertise in the field of spine biomechanics.

Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists

3rd Edition
October 1, 2025
Miriam Zelditch + 1 more
English

Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists: A Primer, Third Edition explores how these geometric methods allow for the study of biological shape by incorporating the geometry of organisms throughout data analyses. Novel content on phylogenetic comparative methods, evolutionary morphology, analyses of disparity, genetics of shape, and simulating shape data is included. This edition delivers step-by-step guidance on how to effectively utilize updated analytical software while also providing guidance on important methodologies that remain relevant to the field to ensure clear and effective instruction to audiences new to this branch of data analysis.It succeeds the second edition as the primary resource for teaching modern geometric methods of shape analysis to students, researchers, and practicing scientists in the field of organismal biology. Users will find it to be an immensely valuable introduction for students and practicing biologists interested in learning applications of multivariate statistics and matrix algebra to organismal biology.

Integrative Fish Biomechanics

1st Edition
Volume 41
October 1, 2025
Tim Higham + 4 more
English

Obesity

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Javier Gonzalez
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Obesity: Integrating Physiological, Pathophysiological and Clinical Perspectives, a volume in Elsevier's Hot Topics in Physiology series, provides coverage across a wide range of physiological disciplines, covering obesity science at a sufficient level to be understood by physiologists who may not be an expert in all subdisciplines, and with an aim of unifying physiological perspectives on obesity. Divided into three sections, the book covers causes of obesity (e.g., regulation of energy balance), the consequences of obesity (e.g., metabolic, disease risk etc.), and strategies to prevent and/or manage obesity (e.g., bariatric surgery, pharmacotherapy, and lifestyle).This volume is published in association with the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS). It will be of great interest for clinicians, dieticians, exercise physiologists, and molecular biologists.

The Cardiac Conduction System

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Bjarke Jensen + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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The Cardiac Conduction System: Evolution, Development, and Therapeutic Potential, the latest release in the Hot Topics in Physiology series, provides the reader a thorough and comprehensive review of this intricate system. The book covers conventional topics: anatomy, electrophysiology, and key cellular characteristics, as well as emerging topics: patient specific computer modelling, induced pluripotent stem cells, and in vivo editing as state-of-the-art treatment strategy. Given the exhaustive coverage of topics, this book is "go-to reference" for the cardiac conduction system for years to come.This volume was published in association with the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS). It is an ideal reference for academics and researchers in anatomy, physiology, cardiology, electrophysiology, biomedical engineering and medical education at Undergrad, Masters, PhD, and Post-Doc levels.

The Physics of Physiology

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Peter Hunter
English

The Physics of Physiology provides a fundamental overview on the concepts and methodologies necessary for understanding physiology and the link between physical laws and physiological regulation. The book uses bond graph theory, providing a generic framework for tracking the energy flow across multiple physical processes. This unified perspective allows the reader a deep understanding of physiology, which is instrumental for bringing physiology back on the center stage of biological research. This book is published as part of the Fundamentals of Physiology series, in association with the International Union of Physiological Sciences, for biomedical scientists, physiologists, cell biologists, molecular biologists, and related fields.

Quantitative Human Physiology

3rd Edition
August 1, 2025
Joseph J Feher
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Quantitative Human Physiology: An Introduction, Third Edition, winner of a 2018 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), is the first text to meet the needs of the undergraduate bioengineering student who is being exposed to physiology for the first time but requires a more analytical/quantitative approach. This book explores how component behavior produces system behavior in physiological systems. Through text explanation, figures, and equations, it provides the engineering student with a basic understanding of physiological principles, with an emphasis on quantitative aspects. The third edition has been revised with more and expanded problem sets and improved illustrations.

The Human Body

2nd Edition
August 1, 2025
Bruce M. Carlson
English
Paperback
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eBook
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The Human Body: Linking Structure and Function, Second Edition offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the human anatomy, making it an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike. Each chapter delves into a specific organ system, elaborating on how the unique structures within the body contribute to its overall functionality.Organized by organ system, this succinct publication presents the functional relevance of developmental studies and integrates anatomical function with structure. A new chapter presents the functional anatomy of a joint, including the skeleton, muscles, connective tissues, nerves and vessels.Written by a leader in the field for upper undergraduate, graduate and postdoc market, as well as professors and researchers studying functional anatomy, developmental biology, physiology and across the life sciences, dentistry, and nursing.

Pharmacology, Physiology, and Practice in Obstetric Anesthesia

1st Edition
March 28, 2025
Alan D. Kaye + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Pharmacology, Physiology, and Practice of Obstetric Anesthesia provides all the essentials of obstetric anesthesia in a straightforward, user-friendly format that avoids encyclopedic language and lengthy discussions, and is inclusive of other healthcare specialties and sub-specialties including obstetrics, neonatal care, and more. Coverage spans the essentials of obstetric as well as overlooked issues including obstetric pharmacology and physiology safe practice strategies, clinical concepts for vaginal delivery and c-section, high-risk pregnancy states and management of the complicated parturient, complications and medicolegal, fetus and newborn considerations, and guidelines, standards and statements related to obstetric anesthesia.Pharmacology, Physiology, and Practice of Obstetric Anesthesia is the perfect reference for an interdisciplinary group of health professionals, policymakers, and researchers working and training in the field of obstetric anesthesiology.

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