Essays on the History of Respiratory Physiology

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: West, John B. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Perspectives in Physiology
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine > History.; Cell physiology.; Evolutionary biology.; Medicine & Public Health.; History of Medicine.; Human Physiology.; Cell Physiology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Evolutionary Biology.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XIV, 342 p. 129 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781493923625

This book consists of 23 essays about prominent people and events in the history of respiratory physiology. It provides a first-hand chronicle of the advancements made in respiratory physiology starting with Galen and the beginnings of Western physiology. The volume covers many aspects of the evolution of this important area of knowledge: pulmonary circulation, Boyle’s Law, pulmonary capillaries and alveoli, morphology, gas exchange and blood flow, mechanics, control of ventilation, and comparative physiology. The book emphasizes societal and philosophical aspects of the history of science. Although it concentrates on physiology, it also describes how cultural movements, such as The Enlightenment, shaped the researchers discussed.