文档介绍：ESSENTIAL MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
THIRD EDITION
ESSENTIAL MEDICAL
PHYSIOLOGY
THIRD EDITION
Edited by
LEONARD R. JOHNSON
Thomas A. Gerwin Professor and Chairman
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
With Contributions By
JOHN H. BYRNE
JAMES M. DOWNEY
H. MAURICE GOODMAN
D. NEIL GRANGER
DIANNA A. JOHNSON
FRANK L. POWELL, JR.
JAMES A. SCHAFER
STANLEY G. SCHULTZ
NORMAN W. WEISBRODT
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This edition of Essential Medical Physiology is dedicated to
Dr. Nancy Ann Dahl (1932–2002), Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology,
University of Kansas, and co-author of the Central Nervous System Physiology
section of the second edition this book—
For imparting her energy, enthusiasm, and passion for science
to her students and colleagues.
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