Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Animal Physiology

Animal physiology is the study of how animals function at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and whole-organism levels. It examines the mechanisms that sustain life, including metabolism, respiration, circulation, digestion, excretion, hormonal regulation, nervous system function, sensory reception, movement, a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 7× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2578-8590 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Animal physiology is the study of how animals function at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and whole-organism levels. It examines the mechanisms that sustain life, including metabolism, respiration, circulation, digestion, excretion, hormonal regulation, nervous system function, sensory reception, movement, and reproduction. By exploring how these systems work and how they are regulated, animal physiology explains how animals obtain energy, maintain stable internal conditions, respond to their environment, and adapt to challenges such as temperature change, exertion, and stress. The field spans a wide diversity of species and often compares physiological strategies across different animals to reveal both shared principles and specialised adaptations. Animal physiology is closely linked to anatomy, biochemistry, and ecology, and it underpins applied areas such as veterinary medicine, agriculture, and biomedical research, where animal systems serve as models for understanding human biology. Studying these functions provides the foundation for developing therapies and interventions that benefit both animals and humans. Research relevant to this topic includes work on muscular contraction, cardiovascular and heart physiology, and physiological responses to exercise and recovery. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research in the International Physiology Journal relevant to animal physiology and the functional biology of living organisms.

Research published in this journal

4 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Musings in Physiology

International Physiology Journal Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-17-1919

How this research is being cited

The 4 articles above have been cited 7 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Animal Physiology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Physiology Journal (ISSN 2578-8590).

Journal editorial board
Carola Forster · Germany Ricardo J Fernandes · Portugal Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.