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Wilson was born in Edinburgh on 30 September 1852, the son of Francis Wilson and Margaret Wilson, née Spears (1810–1883). [2] He appears to have been the great nephew of the Edinburgh zoologist James Wilson. He was educated at Dollar Academy then the Royal High School, Edinburgh. [3]
He was the author of Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders and Pathophysiology of Renal Disease; and the co-author of Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials. [3] [4] In 1987, Dr. Rose initiated a novel program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Continuing Education and Referral Service.
Arthur Clifton Guyton (September 8, 1919 – April 3, 2003) was an American physiologist.. Guyton is well known for his Textbook of Medical Physiology, which quickly became the standard text on the subject in medical schools.
Physiology (/ ˌ f ɪ z i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) 'nature, origin' and -λογία () 'study of') [1] is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.
The Journal of Physiology is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1878 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The Physiological Society. It covers research on all aspects of physiology , with an emphasis on human and mammalian physiology , including work at the molecular level, at the level of the ...
By that time ambitious plans for a full anatomy course based on weekly lectures had been scaled back to a lecture three times a year. [1] Initially the appointment of the Lumleian lecturer was for life, later reduced to five years, and since 1825 made annually, although for some years it was awarded for two years in succession. [2]
The cardiac conduction system (CCS, also called the electrical conduction system of the heart) [1] transmits the signals generated by the sinoatrial node – the heart's pacemaker, to cause the heart muscle to contract, and pump blood through the body's circulatory system.
A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. [1] Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores.