Comparative Medicine: Anatomy and Physiology
by Erika Jensen-Jarolim
December 2013
This new volume provides a concise overview of the most basic and exciting chapters of comparative medicine with regards to physiology and function in healthy individuals. The book includes core concepts in anatomy and physiology in human and animal models, which are key to understanding comparative medicine and to making contributions to research in this area. While writing this book, the authors were in constant interdisciplinary dialogue. They aim to contribute to improvements in quality of life for human and animal patients.
- Gives a detailed and easy to understand overview to the comparative anatomy and physiology of human and selected model animals
- Introduces new concepts in comparative medicine
- Focuses on selected topics of human and animal anatomy and physiology
