Arthur c guyton biography

American physiologist

For the basketball player, see Arthur James (A.J.) Guyton.

Arthur Clifton Guyton (September 8, 1919 – April 3, 2003) was an American physiologist.

Guyton is well known for his Textbook of Medical Physiology, which quickly became the standard text on the subject in medical schools. The first edition was published in 1956, the 10th edition in 2000 (the last before Guyton's death), and the 12th edition in 2010.

The 14th edition (2020) is the latest version available.^[2] It is the world's best-selling medical physiology textbook and has been translated into at least 15 languages.^[3][4]

Textbook of medical physiology

Textbook of Medical Physiology is one of the world's best-selling physiology books and has been translated into at least 13 languages (the textbook memoriam states 13,^[4] but the online memoriam states at least 15.^[3])

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