Handbook of the Autonomic Nervous System in Health and DiseaseExamines the role of the ANS in the maintenance and control of bodily homeostasis, as well as in the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and treatment of disorders such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, asthma, arrhythmia, diabetes, ischemia, myocardial infarction, urinary retention, and depression. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Immune Function and Regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System | 55 |
Chapter 3 Organ Specificity of Autonomic Nervous System Responses | 135 |
Chapter 4 Plasticity in the Autonomic Nervous System | 167 |
Chapter 5 The Adrenal Medulla | 185 |
Chapter 6 Autonomic Nervous SystemLeptin Interactions | 225 |
Chapter 7 The Autonomic Nervous System and Thermoregulation | 247 |
Chapter 8 Phylogenesis of the Autonomic Nervous System from Fish to Mammals | 277 |
Chapter 14 Autonomic Control of the Airways | 439 |
Chapter 15 The Parasympathetic Nervous System in the Pathophysiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 463 |
Chapter 16 The Autonomic Nervous System in the Normal Control and Pathophysiology of the ExocrineEndocrine Pancreas | 505 |
Chapter 17 Diabetes and the Autonomic Nervous System | 537 |
Chapter 18 Sympathetic Innervation of the Kidney in Health and Disease | 561 |
Chapter 19 Nerve Control of Bladder Function | 589 |
Chapter 20 Sleep Regulation and the Autonomic Nervous System | 635 |
Chapter 21 Major Depression and the Autonomic Nervous System | 655 |
Chapter 9 Clinical Studies of the Sympathetic Nervous System | 295 |
Chapter 10 Autonomic Regulation and Dysregulation of the Heart | 323 |
Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysregulation | 363 |
Chapter 12 Uremic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy | 403 |
Chapter 13 The Function of the Autonomic Nervous System in Hypertension | 425 |
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Handbook of the Autonomic Nervous System in Health and Disease Liana Bolis,Julio Licinio,Stefano Govoni No preview available - 2002 |
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