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The physiology and pathophysiology of control systems are examined in this volume, which specifically treats those control systems that play a dominant role in the somato-vegetative adaptation to physical and psychical activation, such as the respiratory, the cardiovascular and the motor systems. The main emphasis of the text is not so much on the recent findings in each of these special areas, but rather on the interactions, correlations and co-ordinations between the systems. Lists of references are given to provide access to further, more special information. The individual contributions extend from cellular mechanisms and finer localization within the brain to mathematical treatment of complex systems and whole systems function. A final section deals with physiological and pathophysiological applications in man, as this is a new trend of growing clinical relevance.

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Author:   Hans-Peter Koepchen ,  Timo Huopaniemi
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9783540522799

ISBN 10:   3540522794
Pages:   337
Publication Date:   06 December 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Common and Differentiated Rhythmicities in Cardiorespiratory Efferents.- Mechanical and Neural Interactions Between Positive Pressure, Artificial Ventilation, and Cardiovascular Function in Anesthetized Dogs.- Interrelations Between Slow and Fast Rhythms in Sympathetic Discharge.- Common and Specific Sources of Regional Sympathetic Outflows in Cerebral Ischemia, Cushing Reaction, and Asphyxia.- Interrelationships Between the Respiratory and Sympathetic Rhythm Generating Systems in Neonates as Revealed by Alterations in Afferent Inputs.- Identification of Postganglionic Thoracic Sympathetic Neurons: Cardiac and Respiratory Discharge Patterns.- Species-Dependent Respiratory and Autonomic Nerve Activities: Respiratory-Sympathetic Synchronization and Autonomic Nerve Responses to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia in the Rat.- Discussion on Respiratory Related and Non-related Rhythms in Sympathetic Efferents.- Neurochemical Characterization of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Control Systems.- CO2-Induced Depolarization of Neurons in Nucleus Tractus Solitarii: A Potential Substrate for Central Chemoreceptors.- Organization of Respiratory Reflexes in the Caudal Region of the Nucleus of the Tractus Solitarius.- The Role of the Nucleus Raphe Magnus in the Control of Cold Shivering and Respiratory Evaporative Heat Loss.- Gene Expression for Neuropeptides in the Ganglia of the Vagus (Nodose) and Glossopharyngeal (Petrosal) Nerves.- Specificity and/or Non-Specificity in Brainstem Cardiorespiratory Networks.- The Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla: Anatomical Substrates of Cardiopulmonary Integration.- Descending Projections of Hypothalamic Sympathoexcitatory Neurons in the Cat.- Mechanism of the Modulatory Effect of Somatic Nerves Input on Abnormal Cardiovascular Function.- On the Existence of a Common Cardiorespiratory Network.- Cooperativity in Distributed Respiratory and Cardiovascular-Related Brainstem Neural Assemblies: Insights from Many-Neuron Recordings.- Polymorphic Nature of Central Networks Controlling Sympathetic Nerve Discharge.- Interrelation and Superposition of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Rhythms in EEG and Brainstem Reticular Unit Activity as Studied by Quantitative Spectral Analyses.- Functional Organization of the Common Brainstem System to Different States at Different Times.- Discussion on Coordinated Activity in Brainstem Reticular Networks.- Peripheral and Central Interrelations Between Cardiorespiratory and Motor Control.- Somato-Vegetative Interaction at the Peripheral Level: Possible Effects on Motor Performance.- Muscular Activity and Cardiovascular Regulation.- Brainstem Mechanisms Involved in Reflex Cardiovascular Responses to Muscular Contraction.- Simultaneous Suppression of Postural Tone and Respiration and its Functional Significance in the Respiratory-Motor Coordination.- Hypothalamic Modulation of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Locomotor Activity During Exercise.- Approaches of Systems Theory to Cardiorespiratory and Motor Coordination.- The Approach of Synergetics to the Study of Coordination of Rhythms.- Behavioral and Neural Pattern Generation: The Concept of Neurobehavioral Dynamical Systems.- The Applicability of Chaos Theory to Rhythmic Breathing Patterns.- Discussion on the Theoretical and Neuronal Basis of Rhythm Coordination.- Analysis of Cardiorespiratory Variability and Rhythmicity in Humans: Physiological Basis and Clinical Application.- Human Respiratory-Cardiovascular Interactions in Health and Disease.- Respiratory Heart Rate Variability in Fetal and Neonatal Lambs.- Disturbed Brainstem Interaction and Forebrain Influences in Cardiorespiratory Coordination: Experimental and Clinical Results.- Low-Frequency Rhythms in the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems (With a Reference to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome).- Thermal and Postural Influences on Cutaneous Microvascular Blood Cell Flux in Young Men.- Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate and Arterial Pressure Variabilities as an Experimental and Clinical Tool.- Heart Rate Control and Metabolic Parameters After Fatiguing Exercise.- Cardiorespiratory Relations in Human Heart Rate Pattern.- Concluding Lecture.- Thoughts Concerning the Essence of Life: Integrative Power and Governance of Function.

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