The Cardiovascular Adrenergic System

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lymperopoulos, Anastasios (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Angiology.; Cardiology.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.

An overview of all the available literature on the various aspects of the regulation of the cardiovascular system`s function and physiology by the adrenergic neurohormonal system, i.e. the catecholamines norepinephrine and epinephrine. Although there are several books describing the adrenergic syste...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1 Introduction/General Perspectives
• Introduction/General Considerations
• Part 2 The Adrenergic System of Individual Cardiovascular Cell Types
• The adrenergic system of the myocardium
• The adrenergic system in vascular endothelial cells
• The adrenergic system in vascular smooth muscle cells
• Part 3 The Adrenergic System in Cardiovascular Physiology & Therapy
• The cardiovascular adrenergic system and physical exercise
• The adrenergic system in cardiovascular metabolism and aging
• The neuroendocrine adrenergic system and cardiovascular function
• The adrenergic system and cardiovascular stem cells.