The cardiovascular system : morphology, control and function : fish physiology /

"Volume 36A ... summarizes our current understanding of the fish heart and vasculature, and how they work"--Back cover.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gamperl, A. Kurt (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Academic Press, 2017.
Colección:Fish physiology ; v. 36A.
Temas:
Fishes > Physiology.
Fishes.
Fishes > physiology
Fishes
Poissons > Physiologie.
Poissons.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Heart morphology and anatomy / Jos�e M. Icardo
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fish heart chambers: a reassessment
  • 3. Sequential analysis of the heart: a comparative approach
  • 3.1. The sinus venosus
  • 3.2. The atrium
  • 3.3. The AV segment
  • 3.4. The ventricle
  • 3.5. The outflow tract
  • 3.5.1. Basal gnathostomata
  • 3.5.2. More advanced teleosts
  • 3.5.2.1. The conus arteriosus and the conus calves
  • 3.5.2.2. The bulbus arteriosus
  • 4. Blood supply to the heart chambers
  • 5. Cardiac nerves
  • 6. The heart's pacemaker and conduction system
  • 7. Lungfish heart: a special case
  • 7.1. The sinus venosus
  • 7.2. The atrium, the AV region and the ventricle
  • 7.3. The outflow tract
  • 8. Summary and future directions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Cardiomyocyte morphology and physiology / Holly A. Shiels
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Gross myocyte morphology
  • 2.1. Sarcolemmal and cell-cell interactions
  • 2.1.1. Mechanical connections between cells
  • 2.1.2. Electrical Connections Between Cells
  • 2.2. Mitochondria
  • 3. Excitation-contraction coupling
  • 3.1. Extracellular Ca2+ influx
  • 3.1.1. The L-Type Ca2+ channel
  • 4. ss-Adrenergic receptors
  • 5. The myofilaments
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • Electrical excitability of the fish heart and its autonomic regulation / Matt Vornanen
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Electrical excitability of the fish heart
  • 3. Cardiac action potential
  • 4. Rhythm of the heartbeat and impulse conduction
  • 5. Ion currents of the fish heart
  • 5.1. Inward currents
  • 5.1.1. Sodium current (INa)
  • 5.1.2. Calcium currents (ICa)
  • 5.1.2.1. L-type Ca2+ current (ICaL)
  • 5.1.2.2. T-type Ca2+ current (ICaT)
  • 5.1.2.3. The hyperpolarization-activated funny current (If)
  • 5.2. Outward potassium currents
  • 5.2.1. Voltage-gated K+ currents (IK)
  • 5.2.1.1. The rapid component of the delayed rectifier (IKr)
  • 5.2.1.2. The slow component of the delayed rectifier (IKs)
  • 5.2.2. Inward rectifier K+ currents (IKir)
  • 5.2.2.1. The background inward rectifier current (IK1)
  • 5.2.2.2. Acetylcholine-activated inward rectifier current (IKACH)
  • 5.2.2.3. ATP-sensitive potassium current (IKATP)
  • 6. Effects of autonomic nervous control on cardiac excitability
  • 6.1. Cholinergic regulation of nodal tissues and the atrium
  • 6.2. Adrenergic regulation
  • 7. Significance of ion channel function in thermal tolerance of fish hearts
  • 7.1. Thermal tolerance limits of the fish heart in comparison with other vertebrates
  • 8. Summary
  • References
  • Cardiac form, function and physiology / Anthony P. Farrell and Frank Smith
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cardiac form and function
  • 3. Cardiac physiology
  • 4. Heart rate and its control
  • 5. Cardiac stroke volume and its control
  • 6. Coronary blood flow and its control
  • 7. Summary
  • References
  • Hormonal and autacoid control of cardiac function / Sandra Imbrogno and Maria C. Cerra
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Catecholamines: basal control, stress, and cardiotoxicity
  • 3. Angiotensin II
  • 4. Natriuretic peptides: interface between myocardial performance and ion/fluid balance
  • 5. Chromogranin A-derived peptides as cardiac stabilizers
  • 6. Gasotransmitters as cardiac modulators
  • 7. Integrated cardiac humoral signaling: the "Knot" of the NOS-NO system
  • 8. Conclusions
  • References
  • Cardiac energy metabolism / Kenneth J. Rodnick and Hans Gesser
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cardiac energy state and fundamentals of cellular energy metabolism
  • 3. Coupling between cellular production and consumption of ATP
  • 4. Energy demands of cardiac performance and homeostasis
  • 5. Energy substrates and systems used to regenerate ATP
  • 6. Hypoxia
  • 7. Cold temperature
  • 8. Body size and sex differences in cardiac energy metabolism
  • 9. Remaining questions, challenges, and future directions
  • References
  • Form, function and control of the vasculature / Erik Sandblom and Albin Gr�ans
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Gross anatomy of the vascular system
  • 3. The arterial vasculature
  • 4. The branchial vasculature
  • 5. The venous vasculature
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Index
  • Other volumes in the Fish physiology series.

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