Fever : its biology, evolution, and function /

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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Tác giả chính: Kluger, Matthew J., 1946- (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.
Loạt:Princeton legacy library.
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Mục lục:
  • 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