Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Phillip Low is a Neurologist at the Mayo Clinic focusing on Autonomic Disorders. Phillip A. Low, M.D. has a long-standing research focus on clinical and laboratory research into the cause and treatment of autonomic disorders. Efforts have been concentrated on following major areas: multiple system atrophy; development of novel biomarkers and tests and instruments to study autonomic disorders; diagnosis and treatment of autonomic neuropathies; conducting randomized clinical trials. Dr. Low's research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for over the past 30 years. Klappentext The Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System presents, in a readable and accessible format, key information about how the autonomic nervous system controls the body, particularly in response to stress. It represents the largest collection of world-wide autonomic nervous system authorities ever assembled in one book. It is especially suitable for students, scientists and physicians seeking key information about all aspects of autonomic physiology and pathology in one convenient source. Providing up-to-date knowledge about basic and clinical autonomic neuroscience in a format designed to make learning easy and fun, this book is a must-have for any neuroscientist's bookshelf! Zusammenfassung Presents information about how the autonomic nervous system controls the body! particularly in response to stress. This title is suitable for students! scientists and physicians seeking key information about various aspects of autonomic physiology and pathology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Anatomy; Part II. Pharmacology; Part III. Physiology; Part IV. Stress; Part V. Neuropathology; Part VI. Evaluation of Autonomic Function; Part VII. Cardiovascular Disorders; Part VIII. Catecholamine Disorders; Part IX. Central Autonomic Disorders; Part X. Peripheral Autonomic Failure; Part XI. Orthostatic Intolerance; Part XII. Other Clinical Conditions; Part XIII. Management of Autonomic Disorders; Part XIV. Experimental Autonomic Neuroscience....

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• Authors: David Robertson, David W. (EDT)/ Biaggioni Robertson
• Assisted by: Italo Biaggioni (Editor), Geoffrey Burnstock (Editor), Phillip A. Low (Editor), Phillip A. (The Mayo Clinic Low (Editor), Low Phillip A. (Editor), Julian F. R. Paton (Editor), Ronald J. (Sandoz Research Institute Polinsky (Editor), David (Clinical Research Center Robertson (Editor), David W. Robertson (Editor)
• Publisher: Academic Press London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2011
• EAN: 9780123865250
• ISBN: 978-0-12-386525-0
• No. of pages: 688
• Series: Academic Press; Academic Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; PHYSIOLOGY, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Physiology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology