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Mathematical Physiology
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 571.0151
EAN: 9780387983813
Edition: Corrected
ISBN: 0387983813
Label: Springer
Manufacturer: Springer
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 792
Publication Date: May 11, 2001
Publisher: Springer
Studio: Springer
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Editorial Review:Mathematical Physiology provides an introduction into physiology using the tools and perspectives of mathematical modeling and analysis. It describes ways in which mathematical theory may be used to give insights into physiological questions and how physiological questions can in turn lead to new mathematical problems.
The book is divided in two parts, the first dealing with the fundamental principles of cell physiology, and the second with the physiology of systems. In the first part, after an introduction to basic biochemistry and enzyme reactions, the authors discuss volume control, the membrane potential, ionic flow through channels, excitability, calcium dynamics, and electrical bursting. This first part concludes with spatial aspects such as synaptic transmission, gap junctions, the linear cable equation, nonlinear wave propagation in neurons, and calcium waves. In the second part, the human body is studied piece by piece, beginning with an introduction to electrocardiology, followed by the physiology of the circulatory system, blood muscle, hormones, and kindeys. Finally, the authors examine the digestive system and the visual system, ending with the inner ear. This book will be of interest to researchers, to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics who wish to learn how to build and analyze mathematical models and become familiar with new areas of applications, as well as to physiologists interested in learning about theoretical approaches to their work.
Mathematical Reviews, 2000: "This is neither a physiology book nor a mathematics book, but it is probably the best book ever written on the interdisciplinary field of mathematical physiology, i.e. mathematics applied to modelling physiological phenomena. The book is highly recommended to anybody interested in mathematical or theoretical physiology."
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Rating:  - Poor explanations
I used this book in a graduate school course. I found myself checking out other mathematical physiology books to understand what they were talking about. There's poor explanations, and they skip certain steps that would help the reader get a better understanding of what's going on. Save your money and skip this book.
Rating:  - this is the book about systems biology!!!
If you would like to delve into the true complexity of systems biology (physiology), get this book. It's even much better than computational cell biology book by JJ Tyson et al since it's described in depth. But I'd rephrase Tyson's comment: "The regulatory system is so complex that it defies understanding by verbal arguments alone."
Rating: - All of it fascinating....
This book is an excellent overview of the major research into the mathematics of physiological processes. The first part of the book covers cellular physiology beginning with a discussion of biochemical reactions in the first chapter. Some of the applications of dynamical systems are nicely illustrated here, especially bifurcation theory.
Applications of the diffusion equation follow in the next chapter on cellular homeostasis. The Nernst-Planck electrodiffusion equation is discussed but ... Read More
Rating: - Graduate level Mathematical Physiology text
This is a very good graduate level text on mathematical physiology. It covers a broad range of topics from cardiac electrophysiology to the cell cycle. The authors have written the closest thing to a mathematical version of Guyton's Human Physiology text that I have seen. The prospective reader of this text should be aware that it assumes a background in PDE ,ODE, and asymptotics, as well as introductory molecular Biology. The structure of DNA, RNA, and the central dogma DNA to RNA to Protein ... Read More
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