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Hearts and heart-like organs. Volume II, Physiology /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York ; London, England :
Academic Press,
1980.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1: Effects of Hormones on the Heart; Publisher Summary; I General Concepts; II Corticosteroids; III Pancreatic Hormones; IV Renin-Angiotensin System; V Pituitary Hormones; Acknowledgment; Chapter 2: Prostaglandins and the Heart; Publisher Summary; I A Historical Outline; II Chemistry and Biochemistry of Prostaglandins; III Cardiac Biosynthesis of Prostaglandins; IV Physiological and Pharmacological Interference with Cardiac Biosynthesis.
- V Effects of Prostaglandins on Cardiac TissueVI Physiological Significance of Cardiac Prostaglandins; VII Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine, and Cardiac Prostaglandins; Chapter 3: Thyroid Hormone Effects on the Heart; Publisher Summary; I Thyroid Hormone Synthesis, Metabolism, and Mechanisms of Action; II Thyroid Hormone Excess: Its Effects on the Heart; III Thyroid Hormone Deficiency: Its Effects on the Heart; IV Summary; Chapter 4: Catecholamines and the Heart; Publisher Summary; I Historical Background; II Catecholamine Metabolismml: Biosynthesis, Storage, Release, and Inactivation.
- III Adrenergic Receptors and ResponsesIV Neural Regulation of the Heart; V Adrenergic Involvement in Cardiac Pathophysiology; VI Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgment; Chapter 5: Emotion and the Heart; Publisher Summary; I Emotional Stress as a Major Risk Factor in Coronary Heart Disease; II Emotional Stress and Standard Coronary Risk Factors; III Pathogenetic Interrelationship between Psychic Stress and Dietary Fat; IV Emotional Stress and Tobacco Consumption; V Emotional Stress and the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis; VI The Mastery of Stress; VII Stress, Adaptation, and Evolution.
- VIII Augmented Sympathetic Arousal and Ischemic Heart DiseaseIX Primary and Secondary Prevention in Ischemic Heart Disease; Acknowledgment; Chapter 6: The Nature of Stress and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Disease; Publisher Summary; I Stress and Adaptation; II Stress and Cardiovascular Disease; Chapter 7: Hypoxia and the Heart; Publisher Summary; I Introduction; II Anatomical and Histological Changes of the Hypoxic Heart; III Coronary Vessels and Coronary Flow; IV Myocardial Metabolism; VIII Exercise Tolerance-Myocardial Resistance to Ischemia or Necrosis; IX Conclusions; Acknowledgment.
- Chapter 8: The Heart and Exercise TrainingPublisher Summary; I Introduction; II Effects of Training on the Cardiac Muscle Cell; III Effects of Training on Papillary Muscle and Isolated Heart; IV Effects of Training in the Intact Animal and Human; V Conclusion; Acknowledgment; Chapter 9: Cardiac Hypertrophy; Publisher Summary; I Introduction; II Biochemical Aspects of Cardiac Enlargement; III Cellular Responses During Heart Growth; IV Future Directions and Considerations; Acknowledgment; Chapter 10: Effects of Bedrest and Weightlessness on the Heart; Publisher Summary; I Introduction.