Resistance Vasculature

...the first book to be entirely devoted to the subject...edited by three world renowned authors...will serve as an excellent introductory text to all researchers entering into this field and will provide a source of reference for more experienced researchers. - International Journal of Cardiology

• CH. 1. Vascular Resistance: Structural vs Functional Basis.- CH. 2. The Resistance Vasculature: Functional Importance in the Circulation.- CH. 3. Common In Vitro Investigative Methods.- CH. 4. In Vivo Measurements of Resistance Artery Dynamics.- CH. S. Chronic In Vivo Microcirculatory and Hemodynamic Techniques.- CH. 6. The UItrastructure of Arterioles.- CH. 7. Geometry, Structure, and Mechanics of Resistance Arteries.- CH. 8. Growth and Modification in Number of Resistance Vessels.- CH. 9. Myogenic Properties of Blood Vessels In Vitro.- CH. 10. The Myogenic Response: In Vivo Studies.- CH. 11. Flow-Dependent Vascular Tone.- CH. 12. Conduction in the Resistance Vessel Wall:Contributions to Vasomotor Tone and Vascular Communication.- CH. 13. Neural Control of Resistance Arteries.- CH. 14. Local Metabolic Influences on Resistance Vessels.- CH. 15. Monovalent-Ion Pumps and Carriers in Resistance Arteries.- CH. 16. Ion Channels in Resistance Arteries.- CH. 17. Membrane Biochemistry of Vascular Smooth Muscle of Resistance Blood Vessels and Changesin Hypertension.- CH. 18. Regulation of Calcium Sensitivity in Vascular SmoothMusde.- CH. 19. Hemodynamics in Arteriolar Networks.- CH. 20. Autoregulation and Resistance-Artery Function.- CH. 21. The Microvascular Consequences of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.- CH. 22. Acute-Microvascular-Injury Mechanisms.- CH. 23. Chaos in the Fractal Arteriolar Network.- CH. 24. Scaling the Resistance Vessels: Architecture of the Mammalian Arterial Tree.