Book, Physiology (Aires) 5/18[LS]

Authored by Professor Margarida Aires, this book presents the most complete national Physiology content in the area. Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate students, it provides formative teaching, in which physiological mechanisms are presented and discussed to be understood and applied in the future professional lives of these students. The scope of the text is appropriate to the time students have for studying. To keep up with advances in the field, this fifth edition has been completely revised and updated. New editors were chosen for their scientific and didactic competence, so that students always receive immediate information about important discoveries that arise in their field of knowledge. Among the various updates, the following topics are worth highlighting: Cellular Excitability and Action Potential; Transport ATPases; Ventilation Control; Myocardial Contractility; Contemporary View of the Renin-Angiotensin II and Angiotensin-(1-7) System; Physiology of Osteomineral Metabolism | Teeth; Arterial Circulation and Hemodynamics | Physics of Blood Vessels and Circulation; and Endocrine Disruptors.