Preface; Contents; Contributors; Structural and Chemical Organization of the Autonomic Neuroeffector System; Immune Function and Regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System; Organ Specificity of Autonomic Nervous System Responses; Plasticity in the Autonomic Nervous System; The Adrenal Medulla; Autonomic Nervous System-Leptin Interactions; The Autonomic Nervous System and Thermoregulation; Phylogenesis of the Autonomic Nervous System from Fish to Mammals; Clinical Studies of the Sympathetic Nervous System; Autonomic Regulation and Dysregulation of the Heart.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Examines the role of the ANS in the maintenance and control of bodily homeostasis, as well as in the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and treatment of disorders such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, asthma, arrhythmia, diabetes, ischemia, myocardial infarction, urinary retention, and depression.
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Title
Handbook of the autonomic nervous system in health and disease.
International Standard Book Number
0824708423
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Autonomic nervous system-- Pathophysiology.
Autonomic nervous system-- Physiology.
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases.
Autonomic Nervous System.
Autonomic nervous system-- Pathophysiology.
Autonomic nervous system-- Physiology.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- Nervous System (incl. Brain)