Overview

This monograph is designed for medical students, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral trainees in medicine and other health-related sciences who need a comprehensive overview of thermoregulation. It presents the bases of the modern concepts in thermal physiology and pathophysiology, bringing together the disciplines encompassed by this highly integrative field - physiology, anatomy, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, neuroscience, pathology, medicine, and others.

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Author:   Clark M Blatteis (Univ Of Tennessee, Usa)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9789810231729

ISBN 10:   9810231725
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   17 June 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Thermal physiology - brief history and perspectives, A.S. Milton; body temperature, C.M. Blatteis; biophysics of heat exchange between the body and the environment, J. Werner; heat production mechanisms - shivering thermogenesis, L. Jansky; heat production mechanisms - nonshivering thermogenesis, B. Cannon; heat loss mechanisms, T. Morimoto; neural thermoreception and regulation of body temperature, J.A. Boulant; behavioural temperature regulation, M. Cabanac; temperature regulation in exercise - thermal factors, B.N. Johannsen; temperature regulation in exercise - nonthermal factors, H. Kaciuba-Uscilko; body temperature and age - neonates; H.P. Laburn; body temperature and age - elderly, K.E. Cooper; fever, C.M. Blatteis; thermoregulatory consequences of prolonged exposure to thermal extremes - heat, M. Horowitz; thermoregulatory consequences of prolonged exposure to thermal extremes - cold, E. Zeisberger; pathophysiological consequences of exposure to thermal extremes - heat illnesses and hyperthermia, M. Horowitz; pathophysiological consequences of exposure to thermal extremes - cold injuries and hypothermia, J.B. Mercer; temperature regulation in different environments or in special cases, C.M. Blatteis.

Reviews

? this book is an excellent resource. It provides the reader with basic, applied, and clinically relevant material on the most pertinent aspects of thermal physiology ? even a neophyte will find aspects of this book fascinating and understandable. The Physiologist, 1999 Most chapters are superbly written, beautifully illustrated, and highly informative ? This book is a bargain, and one that those interested in thermophysiology will treasure. The Quarterly Review of Biology, Mar 2000

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