Ontogeny and Phylogeny of the Vertebrate Heart

David Sedmera, Tobias Wang (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

234 Seiten

2012 | 2012 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-3386-6 (ISBN)

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This collection of reviews will be of considerable interests to biologists and MDs working on any aspect of cardiovascular function. With state-of-the-art reviews written by competent experts in the field, the content is also of interest for MSc and PhD students in most fields of cardiovascular physiology.

Comparative evolution and design in non-vertebrate cardiovascular systems.- The teleost heart: A morphological approach.- Fish Heart Growth and Function: From Gross Morphology to Cell Signalling and Back.- A perspective on the evolution of the coronary circulation in fishes and the transition to terrestrial life.- The sarcoplasmatic reticulum in the vertebrate heart.- Evolution of the regulatory control of the vertebrate heart: the role of the contractile proteins.- Ontogenesis of myocardial function.- Basic Cardiac Development: The heart and its electrical components.- The Functional Significance of the Reptilian Heart: New Insights into an Old Question.

Zusatzinfo	X, 234 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
Schlagworte	Cardiovascular • Development • Evolution • heart • Physiology • Vertebrate • Wirbeltiere
ISBN-10	1-4614-3386-X / 146143386X
ISBN-13	978-1-4614-3386-6 / 9781461433866
Zustand	Neuware