Textbook of Physiology

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The present edition includes topics such as cell physiology, biophysics, bioelectric properties of nerve, mechanics of muscle contraction, smooth muscle contraction, recent advances in GI hormones, transduction of sensory receptors, recent developments in hormone action, functions of nitric oxide, growth factors, regulation of cardiac function and arterial blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance. The diagrams included in the text are line drawings. Contains more than 500 self-study questions covering all the topics in physiology. The hallmark of this presentation is, the answers are given in the form of explanatory notes, which themselves form short answers for many questions, that are faced by the students in the examination.