Physiology
A section of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Section Information
The definition of "Physiology" is not trivial because this field of biology is not restricted to a certain research topic, method, or organ. Instead, it can be best defined by the central question asked in any physiological research, "How does it work?".
Long ago, methods of classical physiology were mainly physical and electrical, but today physiologists use all kinds of modern scientific techniques to discover the exact mechanism behind a biological process. Often, specific functional measurements are combined with molecular biological or advanced microscopic techniques.
The subjects of physiological research are virtually unlimited, the spectrum ranging from biological molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, and organs to whole organisms. The large field of neurophysiology is excluded here, because the topic is widely covered by specific journals. The list of keywords below is arbitrary and rough, and therefore should not be considered to exclude topics not listed here.
Keywords
• Cardiovascular system and microcirculation
• Epithelial transport and barrier
• Lung and gas exchange
• Gastrointestinal function
• Kidney and homeostasis
• Endocrine and metabolism
• Muscle, exercise and sport
• Stress response
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Animal Models of Autoimmune Diseases (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Sensor Applications to Study the Biology of Fish Movement (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Skin (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Effects of Environmental Stress on the Metabolic Dysfunction and Its Mechanism (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Copper Biology in Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Novel Dynamics and Mechanisms of Stromal-Leukocyte Interactions in Chronic Tissue Inflammation and Healing (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Musculoskeletal Biology: Impact of Ageing and Disease (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Animal Models of Gastrointestinal Diseases (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biological Rhythms and Molecular Clockworks in Physiology and Pathology (Deadline: 19 October 2024)
- Metabolic Regulation of Pancreatic Beta Cells (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Kidney (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Animal Models of Pancreatic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Pathophysiology of Testis (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Physiology of Lymph Vessels: Structure, Function and Modelling (Volume II) (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Obesity (Deadline: 30 April 2025)