The spark of life : electricity in the human body
Ashcroft, Frances M.2013
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Physiologist Frances Ashcroft reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our cells. Can someone really die of fright? How do cocaine, LSD and morphine work? Why do chilli peppers taste hot? Ashcroft explains all this and more with wit and clarity.
Main title:
The spark of life : electricity in the human body / Frances Ashcroft ; live drawings by Ronan Mahon.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2013.
Collation:
340 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2012.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141046532 (pbk)
Dewey class:
612.01427612.014612.01427 ASH
Language:
English
BRN:
1226003
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