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Cardiac Mechanotransduction
Weckstrom, Matti; Tavi, Pasi
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Description for Cardiac Mechanotransduction
Hardback. Presents a multidisciplinary approach to cardiac mechanotransduction. This book depicts the many faces of the topic, from membrane and ion channel level to mechanics, biochemical signaling and regulation via hormone systems. Num Pages: 159 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 409.
For about hundred years the investigation of heart physiology has had one central guiding principle, the "law" of Frank and Starling. This connects the return of blood into the heart and the blood pressure with cardiac con traction force. The "law" does it in a way that enables the cardiovascular system to react to perturbations without major malfunctions. This book is a compilation of reviews of prominent scientists on this subject. The differ ence of the original formulation of the Frank-Starling principle is that mechanotransduction is the central theme that leads the reader through the book. Since the discovery of ... Read more
For about hundred years the investigation of heart physiology has had one central guiding principle, the "law" of Frank and Starling. This connects the return of blood into the heart and the blood pressure with cardiac con traction force. The "law" does it in a way that enables the cardiovascular system to react to perturbations without major malfunctions. This book is a compilation of reviews of prominent scientists on this subject. The differ ence of the original formulation of the Frank-Starling principle is that mechanotransduction is the central theme that leads the reader through the book. Since the discovery of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
Number of Pages
159
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387488677
SKU
V9780387488677
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