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Some basic properties of living systems. The nature of the subject
Cellular constituents
Cellular organization
Energetics, kinetics, and metabolism
Origin and evolution of life. II. Fundamental units of animal regulatory systems. Biological membranes and material transport
Resting and action potentials of excitable cells
Synaptic and generator potentials
Mass cellular contacts ; spontaneous and other potentials
Contractibility of muscle and cells
Neuromuscular and neuroendocrine control systems. III. Homeostasis: regulation of the internal environment. Circulatory systems -nature and functions
Circulatory systems -types, hearts, and controls
Water and solute regulation
Nutrition and body temperature regulation
Animal respiration
Some aspects of sensory physiology and information processing Light and the animal and biological clocks, and animal communication |
Principles of animal physiology / New York : Macmillan Company (1972)
