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Gross universe Gross universe Jeff Szpirglas Gross Universe is an eye-opening, sometimes stomach-turning, but always irresistibly entertaining exploration of the many physical things about animals, plants, and-of course-young readers themselves… OL15836759W
Breasts Breasts Florence Williams Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiec… OL16568873W
Amazing brain mysteries Amazing brain mysteries Cynthia O'Brien Discusses what is known about the brain and how it works and examines situations that people claim to experience but that cannot yet be explained, including premonitions, the unusual experiences of s… OL18009160W
Physiology Physiology Linda S. Costanzo Featuring a focus on mechanisms, this popular reference comprehensively covers important concepts in physiology, both at the organ system and cellular levels. This revised third edition stresses esse… OL1827153W
Pathophysiology Pathophysiology Lachel Story xviii, 522 pages : 29 cm OL18819728W
Essential biology with physiology Essential biology with physiology Neil Alexander Campbell,Jane B. Reece,Eric J. Simon 1. Introduction -- Unit 1. Cells : 2. Essential chemistry for biology ; 3. The molecules of life ; 4. A tour of the cell ; 5. The working cell ; 6. Cellular respiration: harvesting chemical energy ; … OL19807584W
Guts Guts Raina Telgemeier A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts! Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomac… OL20140528W
Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Deborah Harris-Moore Against the background of the so-called 'obesity epidemic', Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection critically examines the discourses of physical perfection that pervade Western societies, sheddin… OL20548107W
Recent advances in cellular and molecular aspects of angiotensin receptors Recent advances in cellular and molecular aspects of angiotensin receptors M. Ian Phillips,Mohan K. Raizada From the presentations at a December 1994 international symposium in Gainsville, Florida, 27 were chosen to provide a complete summary of the recent and current research into angiotensin receptors in… OL20564594W
Potassium channels in cardiovascular biology Potassium channels in cardiovascular biology Stephen L. Archer Potassium channels (K+) are membrane-spanning proteins which serve many important functions and are a hotly debated topic in physiology. This book highlights the latest discoveries on the role of K+ … OL20664865W
Mechanisms of work production and work absorption in muscle Mechanisms of work production and work absorption in muscle Gerald H. Pollack In contrast to common practice, we have always tried to include as many discussions held at the meeting in our proceedings as possible, so as to enable readers to properly evaluate each paper present… OL20691271W
Lacrimal gland, tear film, and dry eye syndromes Lacrimal gland, tear film, and dry eye syndromes David A. Sullivan This book is the proceedings of an antimicrobial symposium in November 1991 in Philadelphia. It focuses on methods and issues of in vitro testing in 17 chapters authored by laboratory scientists and … OL20775355W
Tissue renin-angiotensin systems Tissue renin-angiotensin systems Mohan K. Raizada,Amal K. Mukhopadhyay Based on a conference that was held in Hamburg, Germany in July 1994 as a satellite meeting of the 3rd European Endocrinology Conference, the scope of this volume has been expanded to include not onl… OL20798197W
La puberté chez les gars La puberté chez les gars Catherine Girard-Audet Guide pour les jeunes adolescents présentant, sous une trentaine de rubriques, des conseils pratiques pour mieux comprendre leur puberté et apprivoiser les changements avec lesquels ils devront compo… OL21538376W
Une journée dans la vie de ton corps Une journée dans la vie de ton corps Beverly McMillan Documentaire révélant le fonctionnement du corps humain et ceci au rythme des heures qui s'écoulent en une journée. Tandis qu'une horloge indique l'heure sur chaque double page thématique, on dévoile… OL24166811W
L'enfant et sa mémoire L'enfant et sa mémoire Guillemette Isnard La mémoire, son fonctionnement, sa localisation dans le cerveau, la mémoire et la réalisation de soi. Un aspect sur lequel l'auteure insiste : la mémoire par rapport à l'enfant. Elle suggère des exer… OL24279699W
L'oreille et l'ouïe L'oreille et l'ouïe Steve Parker Une documentation structurée à caractère didactique, rédigée dans un style clair et un vocabulaire technique. Schémas explicatifs, illustrations, ajoutent à la précision du texte. OL27025678W
A photographic atlas for the anatomy and physiology laboratory A photographic atlas for the anatomy and physiology laboratory David Morton,John L. Crawley,Kent M. Vandegraaff "A Photographic Atlas for the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, Sixth Edition by Kent M. VanDeGraaff, David A. Morton, and John L. Crawley is designed for all students taking courses in human anatom… OL28178141W
Alpha beurk Alpha beurk Sylvain Dayras "Un abécédaire auréolé d'un humour scatologique dénué de subtilité qui ne plaira pas à tous, d'autant plus que sa "saveur" est rehaussée par les aquarelles mordantes et très imagées où les nez dégoul… OL28956117W
Le cerveau Le cerveau Bernard Sablonnière Notre cerveau n'est pas un muscle figé : du 28e jour de la grossesse jusqu'aux âges avancés de la vieillesse, il ne cesse de se construire. Nos neurones peuvent créer un million de connexions par sec… OL29245880W
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