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Systemic homeostasis and poikilostasis in sleep : is REM sleep a physiological paradox? /
This book aims at presenting biologists and clinicians with a compact description of the physiologic manifestations of sleep that are significant from the viewpoint of the principle of homeostasis. In the jargon of the physiologic literature, the word 'homeostasis', introduced by W.B. Cann...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Imperial College Press,
©2011.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book aims at presenting biologists and clinicians with a compact description of the physiologic manifestations of sleep that are significant from the viewpoint of the principle of homeostasis. In the jargon of the physiologic literature, the word 'homeostasis', introduced by W.B. Cannon (1926), refers to the existence of a constant state of extracellular body fluids with regards to their physical and chemical properties. Since normal cell function depends on the constancy of such fluids, in multicellular animals there are many regulatory mechanisms under the control of the central nervous. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 121 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848165731 1848165730 |