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Physiology

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of human biology (9 vol)

Encyclopedia of human body systems - online or print

eLS - Encyclopedia of life sciences

Library Resources


Library Resources: 

Human physiology : from cells to systems

Cell physiology sourcebook - Online or print

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

What is a journal article?

How do I search a database?

Useful databases to search for journal articles:

1. Web of science

Provides access to multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals.

2. Pubmed

Includes citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. PubMed help and information

3. Medline (Ovid)

Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.

4. Embase

Provides access to biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records.

5. Biosis previews

A comprehensive database for life science and biomedical research.

6. Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.

Browse All Databases For Physiology and pharmacology