Animal Physiology

Author: Chen Shouliang
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The features of this book are: · Selecting teaching content with the goal of cultivating research talents in biological sciences · Emphasizing the teaching of basic theories and fundamental knowledge · Demonstrating theories through experiments to enable students not only to know "what" but also "why" · Utilizing the history of physiological development to inspire and cultivate students' creative spirit (The edition of this book in 1998 won the first prize of the National Education Commission's outstanding higher education degree teaching materials award) This book focuses on the physiology of human and mammalian organs as its core, paying attention to introducing fundamental theoretical issues in physiology, the differences in physiological functions among animals at different evolutionary levels and in different living environments, as well as the process of proposing and solving certain important issues, to inspire students' thinking and help them learn the research methods of physiology. The edition of this book was published by Higher Education Press in 1985. The second edition was comprehensively revised and published by Peking University Press in 1996. It is now revised again, with two new chapters added: "The Immune Functions of the Human Body" and "The Functions of Human Life and Death." The book now consists of 16 chapters, is richly illustrated, and features fluent text, making it convenient for self-study. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate biology majors in comprehensive universities for the basic course of animal physiology, as well as for biology majors in normal universities for human and animal physiology. It can also be referenced by faculty and students in medical, agricultural, and animal husbandry institutions, as well as relevant professionals.