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Biology is central to our understanding of health and disease and to the development of treatments. Enhanced with illustrations,
Biology for the Health Sciences is an essential companion for any student of the health sciences and for biological science students studying the causes of disease as part of a wider course.
Table des matières
1. Chemical Basis of Life
2. Cell Structure and Function
3. Protein Structure and Function
4. Molecular Biology
5. Genetics and Evolution
6. Genomics and the Omics Revolution
7. Genetic Engineering
8. Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells
9. The Immune System
10. Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers
11. Genetic Diseases
12. Nutritional Disorders
13. Diabetes
14. Cardiovascular Disease
15. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome
16. Cancer
17. Immunological Disorders
18. Drug Misuse Associated Disorders
19. Infectious Diseases
20. Respiratory tract Infections
21. Diarrheal Diseases
22. HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
23. Malaria and other Vector Transmitted Diseases
24. Parasitic Helminths
A propos de l'auteur
Mark F. Wiser is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
Résumé
Biology is central to our understanding of health and disease and to the development of treatments. Enhanced with illustrations, Biology for the Health Sciences is an essential companion for any student of the health sciences and for biological science students studying the causes of disease as part of a wider course.
