Berne & Levy Physiology, 8th Edition
Pairing necessary detail with concise readability, Berne & Levy Physiology, 8th Edition, provides a perfect balance of content to deliver an in-depth understanding of the body's dynamic processes. Long respected for its scientifically rigorous approach, this highly regarded, mid-size text offers essential physiology with integrated coverage of biophysics and key experimental observations and examples—all designed to provide a solid scientific foundation in physiology for future scientists and clinicians.
Key Features
- Uses a logical, organ system-based approach that clearly describes all of the mechanisms that control and regulate bodily function.
- Includes new clinical case examples, as well as In the Clinic and At the Molecular Level boxes that highlight practical aspects of this fundamental science.
- Provides key experimental observations and examples that offer a rich understanding of the body's dynamic processes.
- Discusses recent discoveries such as the role of lymphatics in the nervous system.
- Begins each chapter with a bulleted list of questions and ends with key concepts covered in that chapter.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By Bruce M. Koeppen, MD, PhD, Dean, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut; Bruce A. Stanton, PhD, Andrew C. Vail Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Physiology, Director of the Lung Biology Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Julianne M Hall, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine (NH-MED) and Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban, MD, FASN, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
