Cardiomyocytes – Active Players in Cardiac Disease

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Schlüter, Klaus-Dieter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Cardiology.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Human Physiology.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.

This book summarizes our current understanding about the biology and patho-biology of cardiomyocytes and depicts common techniques for the study of these cells. The book is divided into two parts; the first part provides insight into role and function of cardiomyocytes under normal conditions and de...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Cardiomyocytes: Function and Regeneration
• 1.Ways to study the biology of cardiomyocytes
• 2.Cardiomyocytes: Function and Regeneration
• 3.Excitation-contraction coupling of cardiomyocytes
• 4.Cardiac metabolism and energetic control
• 5.Endogenous mechanisms for regulating myocardial contractility
• Cardiomyocytes in ageing, disease, and protection
• 6.Growth regulation of cardiomyocytes: Control of cell size and its role in cardiac hypertrophy
• 7.Protein Degradation in Cardiomyocytes – Target Proteins and clinical consequences
• 8.Ischemia and Reperfusion
• 9.Mechanisms of cardiac cell death
• 10.Oxidative stress and nitrosative stress.