Diving and Asphyxia - A Comparative Study of Animals and Man

Klappentext This book concerns the comparative physiological adaptations of vertebrate animals! especially mammals! to cessation of breathing. Zusammenfassung First printed in 1983! this book concerns the comparative physiological adaptations of vertebrate animals! especially mammals! to cessation of breathing. These adaptations were originally identified in species living in aquatic habitats. The book's purpose is to acquaint its readers with some advances resulting from research in this field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The biological setting; 2. Metabolic conservation by cardiovascular adjustments; 3. Cellular tolerances and adaptations to asphyxia; 4. Human divers; 5. Control mechanisms; 6. Perinatal asphyxia and survival, 7. Medical implications; References; Index.

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• Authors: Robert Elsner, Robert Gooden Elsner, Brett Gooden, Elsner Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521112895
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11289-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Monographs of the Physiologica
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous