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Blood: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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Blood: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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List price R278
Loot Price R226
Discovery Miles 2 260
You Save R52 (19%)
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Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and
food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack
invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had
profound cultural and historical significance and plays an
important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four
humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major
diagnostic tool in the doctor's armoury. In this Very Short
Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood,
explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and
blood-borne diseases. He considers what the future may hold,
including the possibility of making artificial blood, and producing
blood from stem cells in the laboratory. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very
Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains
hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized
books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas,
and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
readable.
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