Human Physiology, 5th Edition

Review from previous edition Helped me to pass my first year of university with a First Class. Would recommend as it details many important concepts and explains them really easily.'Amazon customer reviewAn excellent book; very well explained and very detailed.‘Amazon customer review`This welcomed fourth edition builds upon the positive aspects of previous editions and provides a fresh perspective to a complex area of study. Ease of reading and understanding is a key strength for this text and students will obtain detailed content, balanced with key effective learning tools to enhance knowledge exchange.‘Dr Jamie O’Driscoll, Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure, Canterbury Christ Church University

Gillian Pocock read Physiology at the University of Oxford before moving to Kings’ College London to study for her PhD under the supervision of P.F. Baker. She held a post-doctoral position at Kings’ College before taking up an appointment in the Department of Physiology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. She is now Senior Lecturer in Clinical Science in the School of Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Her research interests have focussed onthe role of calcium in secretion and pH regulation in neurons.

Christopher Richards read Biological Chemistry at the University of Bristol. He completed his PhD in the Department of Zoology, Universityof Bristol, under the supervision of P.C. Caldwell before taking up a position at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He subsequently moved to the National Institute for Medical Research where he was a member of the scientific staff. He later held posts in the Departments of Physiology at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine and University College London where he is currently Emeritus Professor of Experimental Physiology. He has published over 100 scientific articles, chiefly on thephysiology and pharmacology of nerve cells.

David Richards studied biochemistry at the University of Bristol before beginning his PhD at the National Institute for Medical Research and UniversityCollege, London under the supervision of T.V.P. Bliss. After postdoctoral positions at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the University of Zurich Brain Research Institute and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, before moving to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is now Associate Professor of Neuropharmacology at Husson University School of Pharmacy in Maine. Hisresearch focuses on the cell biology that supports synaptic transmission.

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