Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Chapter 1 General Organisation of the Body
- Chapter 2 Cell Components and Function
- Chapter 3 Genetics
- Chapter 4 The Cell Membrane
- Chapter 5 Enzymes
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Genetics
from Section 1 - The Basics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Chapter 1 General Organisation of the Body
- Chapter 2 Cell Components and Function
- Chapter 3 Genetics
- Chapter 4 The Cell Membrane
- Chapter 5 Enzymes
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
In 2003, the completion of the Human Genome Project resulted in the sequencing of every human gene and subsequently heralded the ‘age of the genome’. Whilst the knowledge of genetics has revolutionised medicine, the phenotypic significance of most genes remains poorly understood. This will be a major focus of physiological research in the future.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 9 - 12Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019