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The Human Brain Circulation. Functional Changes in Disease.
Bevan, Rosemary D.; Bevan, John A.
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paperback. Series: Vascular Biomedicine. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Much of our knowledge of the cerebral circulation has been derived from studies of species other than human. There is increas ing recognition of species differences and concern that studies in animals may be misleading if unquestioningly applied to the human. A dramatic example of this occurred in the early his tory of the study of the circulation of the brain. Galen of Pergamo (131-201 AD) described a rete mirabile or "marvelous network" of blood vessels at the base of the human skull that he must have derived from observations of certain animals. This vascular structure was supplied by the ... Read more
Much of our knowledge of the cerebral circulation has been derived from studies of species other than human. There is increas ing recognition of species differences and concern that studies in animals may be misleading if unquestioningly applied to the human. A dramatic example of this occurred in the early his tory of the study of the circulation of the brain. Galen of Pergamo (131-201 AD) described a rete mirabile or "marvelous network" of blood vessels at the base of the human skull that he must have derived from observations of certain animals. This vascular structure was supplied by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Series
Vascular Biomedicine
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781461267003
SKU
V9781461267003
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Reviews for The Human Brain Circulation. Functional Changes in Disease.
...a worthwhile book that makes a genuine attempt to address the complexities of human cerebrovascular physiology...nowhere else will one find this concentration of recent material addressed specifically to the physiology of human cerebral vasculature.-Journal of Neurosurgery