Fundamentals of Vascular Biology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Geiger, Margarethe (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Learning Materials in Biosciences,
• Θέματα: Human physiology.; Cardiovascular system.; Immunology.; Developmental biology.; Biomedical engineering.; Human Physiology.; Cardiovascular Biology.; Developmental Biology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.

This well-structured textbook offers essential knowledge on the vascular system. The reader will learn the properties, basic cellular mechanisms and development of the different parts of the vascular system (including the heart), gain knowledge on vascular and related diseases, and will be made fami...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Blood and Lymphatic Vessels
• 2. The Heart: The Engine in the Center of the Vascular System
• 3. Regulation of Tissue Perfusion and Exchange of Solutes, Macromolecules, and Water between Blood Vessels and the Interstitial Space
• 4. Endothelial Cells: Function and Dysfunction
• 5. Vascular Smooth muscle cells: Regulation of Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation
• 6. Embryonic Development of the Cardiovascular System
• 7. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Lymphangiogenesis
• 8. Mechanisms of Hemostasis: Contribution of Platelets, Coagulation Factors, and the Vessel Wall
• 9. Biologically active lipids in Vascular Biology
• 10. Atherosclerosis
• 11. Venous Thromboembolism
• 12. Genetics of Vascular Diseases
• 13. Animal Models in Cardio-Vascular Biology
• 14. Endothelial Cell Isolation and Manipulation
• 15. In vitro Assays Used to Analyse Vascular Cell Functions
• 16. The Porcine Coronary Artery Ring Myograph System
• 17. Proteomics in Vascular Biology.