LIBROS DEL AUTOR: d f horrobin

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  • Principles of Biological Control
    D. F. Horrobin
    The study of the normal function of the animal and human organisms and of the diseases which disturb that normal func­ tion is largely the study of control mechanisms. These control mechanisms are essential for the survival of an organism in a more or less hostile environment. In many ways they clearly resemble the control mechanisms devised by electr...
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    66,80 €

  • Science is God
    D. F. Horrobin
    I am becoming increasingly disturbed by the lack of under­ standing of science revealed by politicians, industrialists and the general public. I am also concerned about the widespread mis­ use of the word 'scientific' which is more and more being used in situations where it is quite inappropriate. As a result, in some circumstances gross overestimates...
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    66,88 €

  • An Introduction to Human Physiology
    D.F. Horrobin
    to Human Physiology D. F. Horrobin Published by MTP Press Limited SI. Leonard’s House, Lancaster, England Copyright © 1973, D. F. Horrobin ISBN-13: 978. . ()-85200-048-9 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-010-2349-8 001: 10. 1007/978-94-010-2349-8 First pUblished 1973 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publishers except for ...
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    69,76 €

  • Prolactin
    D. F. Horrobin / David F. Horrobin
    I first became interested in prolactin a little over two years ago. I was then working in Nairobi and I knew nothing about the hormone apart from its role in lactation. Professor Mohammed Hyder of the Department of Zoology in the University of Nairobi was interested in the endocrine mechanisms which enable Tilapia fish to adapt to water with a very hi...
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    66,47 €

  • Essential Physiology
    D.F. Horrobin
    Physiology is the study of the normal working of the body. It is essential that its principles should be understood by nurses and doctors, for only if you know how the body works normally can you understand what is happening during disease. This first chapter covers the whole of physiology in outline, so that as later you read the chapters devoted to ...
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    66,56 €

  • Essential Physics, Chemistry and Biology
    D. F. Horrobin / David F. Horrobin
    of these subjects and should be kept constantly at hand so that it can readily be consulted when difficult topics arise. I hope that it may succeed in reducing the fear with which many nurses face the sciences with which the book deals. Section 1 BIOLOGY 2 The cell and its requirements The world of living things is conveniently and conven­ tionally di...
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    134,63 €

  • Essential Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Nutrition
    D.F. Horrobin
    Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of living organisms, of the ways in which food is used to serve all the many needs of the body. Biochemistry is closely connected with nutrition, the study of the types and amounts of various materials required in the diet. Biochemistry is also inextricably int~rtwined with endo­ crinology, the study of hormo...
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    67,07 €