This text is perhaps one of the most valuable additions to any medical student's library; it covers practically every area of medical physiology in greater depth than most other recommended physiology textbooks (such as Pocock & Richards or Vander et al). Edited by Berne and levy, the text is subdivided into eight parts, each concerning a particular system and written by a Professor of Physiology or Medicine.
'Physiology' is a well written book, though it can be tough to use for the first couple of weeks - in many areas it is far too detailed, requiring several careful readings and includes considerable amounts of information more relevant to Experimental Physiology than medicine. This point is also brought to ones notice through the extensive use of data obtained from dogs to illustrate physiological mechanisms and principals.
This having been said, Berne & Levy have compiled a tremendous text, which is well worth spending a little more time getting to grips with. Other texts may be easier to read or more colourful, but there are few that can impart as much useful and detailed information.
Some may find this text more useful if it is used along side a less detailed, more reader friendly text. In such cases I would strongly recommend Pocock and Richards 'Human Physiology' or 'Human physiology' by Vander et al.
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