An introduction to cardiovascular physiology / J. R. Levick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levick, J. R. (J. Rodney)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena.

Medical Subjects:

Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena.

Physical Description:

ix, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Cardiovascular physiology

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Co-published in the USA by Oxford University Press, [2000]

Summary:

A well established and comprehensive account of the physiology of the heart and peripheral vessels.

'Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology' has become an essential text in its field, appealing to medical students, physiology students and candidates for the MRCP, FRCA and MRCS/AFRCS.

This new edition incorporates several changes and additions; in particular, there have been rapid advances made in the understanding of the active nature and roles of the endothelium, and this has resulted in the addition of a new chapter on endothelial cell biology. Many other areas have been updated, eg response of heart cells to ischaemia; role of integrins; myogenic mechanisms and the mechanisms underlying many other vascular contractile responses. New figures have been added and references updated. Finally, in reaction to the recent GMC-induced changes in medical education, a problem-based element has been incorporated in the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0340763760

OCLC:

46313755