Physiology And Pathophysiology Of Temperature Regulation

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

This is a user-friendly monograph designed for medical students as well as graduate students and postdoctoral trainees in medicine and other health-related sciences who need a comprehensive overview of thermoregulation. It presents the bases of the modern concepts in thermal physiology and pathophysiology, bringing together the disciplines encompassed by this highly integrative field — physiology, anatomy, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, neuroscience, pathology, medicine, and others — into a clear and concise form that can be read comfortably in a relatively short time. This text was conceived by the Commission on Thermal Physiology of the International Union of Physiological Sciences in response to its concern over the inadequate and outdated coverage of this topic in traditional textbooks. The membership of this Commission comprises international experts in each of the subfields of thermal physiology, with extensive research and teaching experience in their respective specialties. They are the authors of the chapters of this indispendable textbook.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-06-17
Mått:163 x 221 x 25 mm
Vikt:562 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN:9789810231729

Utforska kategorier

Fysiologi inom Medicin
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

"? this book is an excellent resource. It provides the reader with basic, applied, and clinically relevant material on the most pertinent aspects of thermal physiology ? even a neophyte will find aspects of this book fascinating and understandable." The Physiologist, 1999 "Most chapters are superbly written, beautifully illustrated, and highly informative ? This book is a bargain, and one that those interested in thermophysiology will treasure." The Quarterly Review of Biology, Mar 2000

Innehållsförteckning

Thermal physiology - brief history and perspectives, A.S. Milton; body temperature, C.M. Blatteis; biophysics of heat exchange between the body and the environment, J. Werner; heat production mechanisms - shivering thermogenesis, L. Jansky; heat production mechanisms - nonshivering thermogenesis, B. Cannon; heat loss mechanisms, T. Morimoto; neural thermoreception and regulation of body temperature, J.A. Boulant; behavioural temperature regulation, M. Cabanac; temperature regulation in exercise - thermal factors, B.N. Johannsen; temperature regulation in exercise - nonthermal factors, H. Kaciuba-Uscilko; body temperature and age - neonates; H.P. Laburn; body temperature and age - elderly, K.E. Cooper; fever, C.M. Blatteis; thermoregulatory consequences of prolonged exposure to thermal extremes - heat, M. Horowitz; thermoregulatory consequences of prolonged exposure to thermal extremes - cold, E. Zeisberger; pathophysiological consequences of exposure to thermal extremes - heat illnesses and hyperthermia, M. Horowitz; pathophysiological consequences of exposure to thermal extremes - cold injuries and hypothermia, J.B. Mercer; temperature regulation in different environments or in special cases, C.M. Blatteis.