Animal Physiology - (Third Edition)

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 fundamental theories and basic knowledge · Demonstrating theories through experiments to enable students not only to know "what" but also "why" · Inspiring and cultivating students' creative spirit through the history of physiological development (This edition of 1998 won the first prize of the Ministry of Education's Outstanding Higher Education Degree Teaching Material Award) This book focuses on the physiology of human and mammalian organs, paying attention to introducing basic theoretical issues in physiology, 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 first edition of this book was published by Higher Education Press in 1985, and 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 life-and-death functions of humans. The book now consists of 16 chapters, with rich illustrations and fluent text, making it convenient for self-study. This book can serve as a textbook for the basic course of animal physiology in comprehensive university biology departments and the human and animal physiology course in normal university biology departments. It can also be used as a reference for teachers and students in medical, agricultural, and animal husbandry institutions, as well as relevant professionals.