Physiological basis of medical practice; a University of Toronto text in applied physiology

Historical Significance: This is a classic medical physiology text book first published in 1937 that went to 6 editions and continued as Best and Taylor's Physiological basis of medical practice until 1979. Best (1899-1978) was professor of physiology at University of Toronto from 1929. While a 22-year-old student studying medicine at the University of Toronto, he worked as an assistant to Dr. Frederick Banting and played a role in the discovery of the pancreatic hormone insulin-one of the most significant advances in medicine at the time, enabling an effective treatment of diabetes. In 1923, the Nobel Prize committee honoured Banting and J.J.R. Macleod with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of insulin, ignoring Best. This incensed Banting, who voluntarily shared half of his award money with Best. Picture is of Best and Banting