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You should have a basic knowledge of biological molecules, cell structure and the movement of molecules (Units 3,4 and 6) before studying this unit. Some knowledge of hormones and the nervous system (Units 16 and 17) is also required.
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Guyton, A.C. and Hall J.E. Textbook of Medical Physiology (9th ed.) (Philadelphia: Saunders, 1996). I like this hefty textbook of human physiology for its thoroughness and clear, no-frills diagrams.
Guyton, A.C. Human Physiology and Mechanisms of Disease (5th ed.) (Philadelphia: Saunders, 1992). Effectively a shorter, boiled-down version.
Schmidt-Nielsen, K. Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment (4th ed.) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). One of the all-time great textbooks! Exciting, authoritative and easy to read, it puts animal physiology in the context of the environment.
Withers, P.C. Comparative Animal Physiology. (Fort Worth: Saunders, 1992). More detailed than Schmidt-Nielsen, with wider ranging examples: the inevitable cost is that it is a less easy read.
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Sutton, J. (1998). Transport in Animals. In: Biology. Macmillan Foundations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15201-8_19
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