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List of contents
1. Carbon Monoxide Analysis. 2. Carbon Monoxide Formation Due to Metabolism of Xenobiotics. 3. Modeling the Uptake and Elimination of Carbon Monoxide. 4. Cerebrovascular Effects of Carbon Monoxide. 5. Pulmonary Changes Induced by the Administration of CO and Other Compounds in Smoke. 6. Effects of Carbon Monoxide Exposure on Developing Animals and Humans. 7. Carbon Monoxide - From Tool to Neurotransmitter. 8. Toxicity of Carbon Monoxide: Hemoglobin vs. Histotoxic Mechanisms. 9. Carbon Monoxide-Induced Impairment of Learning, Memory, and Neuronal Dysfunction. 10. Behavioral Effects of Carbon Monoxide Exposure: Results and Mechanisms. 11. Delayed Sequelae in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and the Possible Mechanisms. 12. Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 13. Options for Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
About the author
David G. Penney, Ph.D., is Professor of Physiology and Adjunct Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health in the School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Summary
Published in 1996: This volume addresses many aspects of current issues involving carbon monoxide (CO) measurement, physiology, toxicology, behaviour, and treatment.
