Fever : Its Biology, Evolution, and Function /

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Fever has long been recognized as a symptom of disease. Until the past century it was considered a healthy sign; since then this view has changed and the use of drugs to reduce fever has grown quite common. Acting on the revival of interest as to whether the effects of fever are beneficial or harmfu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kluger, Matthew J., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Physiology, Comparative.
Infection.
Fever.
Body temperature > Regulation.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
Physiologie comparee.
Thermoregulation.
Fievre.
Physiology, Comparative
Infections
Body Temperature Regulation
Fever
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Regulation of Body Temperature in the Vertebrates
  • 2. The Biology of Fever
  • 3. The Evolution of Fever
  • 4. The Adaptive Value of Fever
  • References
  • Index

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