Ontogeny and phylogeny of the vertebrate heart / David Sedmera, Tobias Wang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sedmera, David, editor.

Wang, Tobias, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Phylogeny.

Vertebrates--Cardiovascular system.

Ontogeny.

Heart--Evolution.

Vertebrates--Evolution.

Heart--Physiology.

Vertebrates--Physiology.

Vertebrates.

Cardiovascular system.

Physical Description:

x, 231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2012]

Contents:

Comparative evolution and design in non-vertebrate cardiovascular systems / B.R. McMahon

The teleost heart : a morphological approach / José M. Icardo

Fish heart growth and function : from gross morphology to cell signaling and back / B. Tota and F. Garofalo

A perspective on the evolution of the coronary circulation in fishes and the transition to terrestrial life / A.P. Farrell ... [et al.]

The sarcoplasmic reticulum in the vertebrate heart / Gina L.J. Galli and Holly A. Shiels

Evolution of the regulatory control of the vertebrate heart : the role of the contractile proteins / Todd E. Gillis

Ontogenesis of myocardial function / David Sedmera and Bohuslav Ostadal

Basic cardiac development : the heart and its electrical components / L.Y.E. Wong, A.F. Moorman, and P. Barnett

The functional significance of the reptilian heart : new insights into an old question / James W. Hicks and Tobias Wang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781461433866

146143386X

OCLC:

773670873