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Comparative Physiology, Natural Animal Models
and Clinical Medicine
Insights into Clinical Medicine from Animal Adaptations
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Comparative Physiology,
Natural Animal Models
and Clinical Medicine
Insights into Clinical Medicine
from Animal Adaptations
Michael A Singer
Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University, Canada
Imperial College Press
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Imperial College Press
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COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, NATURAL ANIMAL MODELS AND
CLINICAL MEDICINE
Insights into Clinical Medicine from Animal Adaptations
Copyright © 2007 by Imperial College Press
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ISBN-13 978-1-86094-782-7
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This book is dedicated to
the late Howard S. Frazier;
mentor, teacher and friend.
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