Chapter 38 Related Websites


Temperature Regulation
A comparison of pokilotherms and homeotherms and the basic heat gain and heat loss mechanisms used by animals.

Body Temperature Regulation
From a hypertextbook on physics for students of biology and chemistry. Outlines the physics of heat conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation.

The National Kidney Foundation
Dedicated to improving the care and treatment of the 20 million Americans who suffer from kidney and urinary tract diseases.

MedicineNet: Bladder Cancer
Information on the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options for bladder cancer.

Interesting Facts About Kidney Stones
A listing of the common constituents of kidney stones as well as interesting medical and historical information.

Urinary Tract Infections in Women
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - McKinley Health Center. Basic information on the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of the infections which afflict one half of all women.

Patient Information About Kidney Diseases
From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Learn about end-stage renal disease, diabetes and kidney disease, kidney stones, and polycystic kidney disease. Includes fact sheets and statistics for renal disease in the U.S.

Patient Information on Urologic Diseases
From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Learn about incontinence, impotence, prostate enlargement, urinary tract infections, and U.S. statistics on urologic diseases.

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