Biology in profile a guide to the many branches of biology

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Campbell, P. N. (Peter Nelson)
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Pergamon Press 1981
Oxford Elsevier Science & Technology
Edition1
Subjects
Biology
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ISBN0080268463
9780080268453
0080268455
9780080268460

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Table of Contents:
  • Profile No. 17 VIROLOGY -- CHAPTER 18. BIOPHYSICS -- Profile No. 18 BIOPHYSICS -- CHAPTER 19. BIOCHEMISTRY -- Profile No. 19 BIOCHEMISTRY -- CHAPTER 20. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY -- Profile No. 20 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
  • Front Cover -- Biology in Profile: A Guide to the Many Branches of Biology -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- FOREWORD -- THE CONTRIBUTORS -- CHAPTER 1. ZOOLOGY -- Profile No. 1 ZOOLOGY -- CHAPTER 2. BOTANY -- Profile No. 2 BOTANY -- The scope of botanical studies -- Employment prospects in botany -- Growth areas in botanical research -- CHAPTER 3. MICROBIOLOGY -- Profile No. 3 MICROBIOLOGY -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 4. PHYSIOLOGY -- Profile No. 4 PHYSIOLOGY -- Physiology - past, present and future -- Specialties -- Preparation for a career -- CHAPTER 5. ECOLOGY -- Profile No. 5 ECOLOGY -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 6. ETHOLOGY -- Profile No. 6 ETHOLOGY -- Suggested reading -- CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOLOGY -- Profile No. 7 PSYCHOLOGY -- CHAPTER 8. PARASITOLOGY -- Profile No. 8 PARASITOLOGY -- What is parasitology -- Parasites and disease -- The biology of parasites -- Parasitological problems for everyone -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 9. PHARMACY -- Profile No. 9 PHARMACY -- CHAPTER 10. PHARMACOLOGY -- Profile No. 10 PHARMACOLOGY -- CHAPTER 11. TOXICOLOGY -- Profile No. 11 TOXICOLOGY -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 12. NUTRITION -- Profile No. 12 NUTRITION -- Practice of nutrition -- Future developments -- CHAPTER 13. FOOD SCIENCE -- Profile No. 13 FOOD SCIENCE -- What food science is -- Food science and the basic sciences -- Education in food science -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 14. ENDOCRINOLOGY -- Profile No.14 ENDOCRINOLOGY -- Introduction -- More recent discoveries -- The brain as an endocrine tissue -- Control mechanisms in the endocrine system -- Current research: Mechanisms of hormone action -- Relevance of endocrinology to human health and disease -- CHAPTER 15. IMMUNOLOGY -- Profile No. 15 IMMUNOLOGY -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 16. GENETICS -- Profile No. 16 GENETICS -- Future challenges -- Further reading -- CHAPTER 17. VIROLOGY