Blood: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Cooper

Book Overview

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 humors in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armory.

In this Very Short Introduction,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199581452
• ISBN13: 9780199581450
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"