Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates : Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Glass, Mogens L. (Editor ), Wood, Stephen C. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Control of Respiration in Aquatic Vertebrates
  • Overview of the Respiratory System
  • Gas Transport and Gill Function in Water-Breathing Fish
  • Patterns of Acid–Base Regulation During Exposure to Hypercarbia in Fishes
  • Buoyancy Control in Aquatic Vertebrates
  • Gas Exchange and Control of Respiration in Air-Breathing Teleost Fish
  • Effects of Temperature on Cardiac Function in Teleost Fish
  • Physiological Evidence Indicates Lungfish as a Sister Group to the Land Vertebrates
  • Aestivation in Amphibians, Reptiles, and Lungfish
  • Evolution of pulmonary mechanics and respiratory control
  • Trade-offs in the Evolution of the Respiratory Apparatus of Chordates
  • Environmental Selection Pressures Shaping the Pulmonary Surfactant System of Adult and Developing Lungs
  • Midbrain Structures and Control of Ventilation in Amphibians
  • Comparative Aspects of Hypoxia Tolerance of the Ectothermic Vertebrate Heart
  • Control of the Heart and of Cardiorespiratory Interactions in Ectothermic Vertebrates
  • The Endocrine–Paracrine Control of the Cardiovascular System
  • Stoking the Brightest Fires of Life Among Vertebrates
  • Respiratory Physiology of Birds: Metabolic Control
  • Prenatal Development of Cardiovascular Regulation in Avian Species
  • Control of Breathing in Birds: Implications for High-Altitude Flight
  • Mammalian and Human Physiology
  • Peripheral Chemoreceptors in Mammals: Structure, Function and Transduction
  • Central Chemosensitivity in Mammals
  • Human Exercise Physiology.