Overview
Leonard Share and a panel of distinguished clinicians and investigators critically review what is known about the effects of endogenous hormones and other chemical agents that act upon and/or are secreted by the heart. Among the humoral factors reviewed in depth are ANP, adrenomedullin, urocortin, vasopressin, and insulin, as well as the autocoids, endothelin, nitric oxide, estrogen, and the eicosanoids. Also illuminated are the roles played by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, by the autonomic nervous system, and by the kallikrein-kinin system in the functioning of the heart. Offers physiologists, pharmacologists, and academic cardiologists powerful insights into the hormonal factors that modulate cardiac performance in health and disease. Contributing substantially to our understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the heart, this important book is certain to serve as the new standard reference for all those involved in basic and clinical cardiovascular studies as well as in developing today's novel cardiotherapeutics.
Full Product Details
Author: Leonard Share
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Edition: 1999 ed.
Volume: 21
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.620kg
ISBN: 9780896037267
ISBN 10: 0896037266
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 01 June 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value. . .The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin. . . I find this book to be useful as a reference source and also for its completeness. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value...The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin... I find this book to be useful as a reference source and also for its completeness. - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
"""Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value. . .The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin. . . I find this book to be useful as a reference source and also for its completeness. ""-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal"
Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value...The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin... I find this book to be useful as a reference source and also for its completeness. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
