The nervous system and sense organs
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Published: |
Greenwood Press,
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Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Human body systems |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 201 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0313324565 (alk. paper) 0313331197 (set.) |
Index Number: | R338 |
CLC: | R338 |
Call Number: | R338/M138 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]) and index. Nerve cells: the foundation of the nervous system -- The spinal cord -- The brain -- Peripheral and autonomic nervous system -- The senses -- History of the discovery of the nervous system -- Nobel prize winners in medicine and physiology pursue neuroscience discoveries -- Nervous system diseases and disorders -- Keeping the nervous system healthy -- Futur avenues of researching the nervous system. |