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Hormones and the Heart in Health and Disease
Leonard Share
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Description for Hormones and the Heart in Health and Disease
Hardback. Leonard Share and a panel of distinguished clinicians and investigators critically review what is known about the effects of endogenous hormones and other chemical agents that act upon and/or are secreted by the heart. Series: Contemporary Endocrinology. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJD; MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 690.
The maintenance of arterial blood pressure and the distribution of blood flow to the various organs of the body depends on the control of the pumping action of the heart and of the resistance of the vascular beds in the individual organs in accordance with their metabolic needs. These controls are achieved through the integrated actions of circulat ing hormones, humoral factors that are synthesized and released in the heart and blood vessels, and the autonomic nervous system. The heart, however, is not only the target for the direct and indirect actions of a number of hormones and humoral factors, ... Read more
The maintenance of arterial blood pressure and the distribution of blood flow to the various organs of the body depends on the control of the pumping action of the heart and of the resistance of the vascular beds in the individual organs in accordance with their metabolic needs. These controls are achieved through the integrated actions of circulat ing hormones, humoral factors that are synthesized and released in the heart and blood vessels, and the autonomic nervous system. The heart, however, is not only the target for the direct and indirect actions of a number of hormones and humoral factors, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Endocrinology
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896037267
SKU
V9780896037267
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99-15
Reviews for Hormones and the Heart in Health and Disease
"Each of the contributors is an acknowledged expert in the field and the chapters are carefully prepared and contain sufficient citations to make these contributions of reference value. . .The comprehensive nature of the book is further supported by the review of renin-angiotensin, endothelin, and insulin. . . I find this book to be useful as ... Read more