Arterial chemoreceptors are unique structures which continuously monitor changes in arterial blood oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose, and acid. Alterations in these gases are almost instantaneously sensed by arterial chemoreceptors and relayed into a physiological response which restores blood homeostasis. Arterial Chemoreception contains updated material regarding the physiology of the primary arterial chemoreceptor; the carotid body. Moreover, this book also explores tantalizing evidence regarding the contribution of the aortic bodies, chromaffin cells, lung neuroepithelial bodies, and brainstem areas involved in monitoring changes in blood gases. Furthermore this collection includes data showing the critical importance of these chemoreceptors in the pathophysiology of human disease and possible therapeutic treatments. This book is a required text for any researcher in the field of arterial chemoreception for years to come. It is also a critical text for physicians searching for bench-to-bedside treatments for heart failure, sleep apnea, and pulmonary hypertension.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789400745834
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115746896
Product Key Features
Author
Constancio Gonzalez, Nanduri Prabhakar, Chris Peers, Colin A. Nurse
Publication Name
Arterial Chemoreception: from Molecules to Systems
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Biology, Psychiatry
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
406 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Volume
758
Item Weight
1080g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
Editor
Colin A. Nurse, Constancio Gonzalez, Nanduri Prabhakar, Chris Peers