Cardiomyocytes - Active Players in Cardiac Disease

This book summarizes our current understanding about the biology and patho-biology of cardiomyocytes and depicts common techniques for the study of these cells. The book is divided into two parts; the first part provides insight into role and function of cardiomyocytes under normal conditions and de...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Schlüter, Klaus-Dieter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Cytology.
Cardiology.
Human physiology.
Pharmaceutical chemistry.
Cell Biology.
Human Physiology.
Pharmaceutics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cardiomyocytes: Function and Regeneration
  • 1.Ways to study the biology of cardiomyocytes
  • 2.Cardiomyocytes: Function and Regeneration
  • 3.Excitation-contraction coupling of cardiomyocytes
  • 4.Cardiac metabolism and energetic control
  • 5.Endogenous mechanisms for regulating myocardial contractility
  • Cardiomyocytes in ageing, disease, and protection
  • 6.Growth regulation of cardiomyocytes: Control of cell size and its role in cardiac hypertrophy
  • 7.Protein Degradation in Cardiomyocytes - Target Proteins and clinical consequences
  • 8.Ischemia and Reperfusion
  • 9.Mechanisms of cardiac cell death
  • 10.Oxidative stress and nitrosative stress.

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