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The Science of Life
I. Introduction. - II. Basic Biomedicine. - Speed of application. - Reproductive physiology. - Regulatory mechanisms. - The lungs. - The hormones insulin and diabetes. - Hormones and ulcers. - Neurophysiology and mental diseases. - Cardiovascular diseases. - Comparative physiology. - Macromolecules and DNA. - The proteins. - Enzymes. - Biosynthesis. - Metabolic events. - Energy. - The molecular basis of disease. - Rational design of drugs. - Application of basic knowledge. - Selected additional reading. - III. Clinical Medicine. - Infectious diseases. - Parasitic diseases. - Community health and epidemiology. - Military research contributions. - Drugs. - Immunology. - Transplantation. - Anesthesiology. - Surgery. - Cardiovascular surgery. - Cardiovascular disease. - Renal disease. - Pulmonary disease. - Hematology. - Endocrinology. - Medical genetics. - Pediatrics. - Obstetrics and gynecology. - Geriatrics. - Nutrition. - Neurology. - Psychiatry. - Ophthalmology. - Otorhinolaryngology. - Radiology. - Nuclear medicine. - Bioengineering. - Automation. - Rehabilitation. - Conclusion. - Selected additional reading. - IV. Dental Science. - Dental decay. - Periodontal disease. - Other clinical considerations. - Delivery of dental services. - Dental materials. - Orthodontics. - Surgical orthodontics. - Maxillofacial prosthesis. - Selected additional reading. - V. Food. - Food from plants. - Harvest to table. - Food from animals. - Animal disease control. - Preserving and distributing food from animals. - Processing and preserving foods. - Conclusion. - Selected additional reading. - VI. Population Biology. - Population potential and carrying capacity. - Populations in ecosystems. - Controlling pest populations. - Selected additional reading. - VII. Environmental Hazards. - Biological hazards to man. - Chemical hazards to man. - Physical hazards to man. - Selected additional reading. - VIII. Marine Sciences. - Feeding man. - Resource assessment. - Behavior studies. - Value of prediction offishing success. - Preservation of fishery products. - Fish protein concentrate. - Management of renewable resources. - Diseases and parasites. - Man and his environment. - Health and medical research. - Selected additional reading. - IX. Natural Resources. - Man and his resources. - Land: the greatest resource. - Forest and timber resources. - Game management. - Technology in resource management. - Microbesthe unseen resource. - Conversion of waste to resource. - Preserving for the future. - Conservation of man's abundance. - Selected additional reading. Language: English
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Fruugo ID:
450592147-949693670
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ISBN:
9781468426304
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