The Cardiac Lymphatic System An Overview

The heart is invested with a complex, intertwining network of blood and lymphatic vessels which, respectively, provide the cardiac tissue with oxygen and nutrients and eliminate excess fluid from the interstitium. The coronary blood vessels have been the focus of much investigation in the past few decades. On the other hand, the literature regarding the cardiac lymphatic vessels remains sparse, despite their important role in maintaining normal heart function. With this in mind, a better understanding of the cardiac lymphatic network and its ability to regulate fluid homeostasis within the heart could give us insight into developing therapies for the alleviation of several cardiac pathological conditions.

Riassunto

The heart is invested with a complex, intertwining network of blood and lymphatic vessels which, respectively, provide the cardiac tissue with oxygen and nutrients and eliminate excess fluid from the interstitium. The coronary blood vessels have been the focus of much investigation in the past few decades. On the other hand, the literature regarding the cardiac lymphatic vessels remains sparse, despite their important role in maintaining normal heart function. With this in mind, a better understanding of the cardiac lymphatic network and its ability to regulate fluid homeostasis within the heart could give us insight into developing therapies for the alleviation of several cardiac pathological conditions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Ganga Karunamuni (Editore), Gang Karunamuni (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.2015
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia
• EAN: 9781489994929
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-9492-9
• Numero di pagine: 184
• Illustrazioni: X, 184 p.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.5 x 1 x 23.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 308 g
• Categorie: B, Medicine, Medical research, Life Sciences, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, Cardiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, biochemistry, bioinformatics, proteins, Life sciences: general issues, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Systems Biology, Biomedicine, general, Biomedical Research, Cardiovascular medicine, Genetics (non-medical), Stem Cell Biology, stem cells, Receptors