Fundamentals of Vascular Biology
This well-structured textbook offers essential knowledge on the vascular system. The reader will learn the properties, basic cellular mechanisms and development of the different parts of the vascular system (including the heart), gain knowledge on vascular and related diseases, and will be made fami...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | Learning Materials in Biosciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Blood and Lymphatic Vessels
- 2. The Heart: The Engine in the Center of the Vascular System
- 3. Regulation of Tissue Perfusion and Exchange of Solutes, Macromolecules, and Water between Blood Vessels and the Interstitial Space
- 4. Endothelial Cells: Function and Dysfunction
- 5. Vascular Smooth muscle cells: Regulation of Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation
- 6. Embryonic Development of the Cardiovascular System
- 7. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Lymphangiogenesis
- 8. Mechanisms of Hemostasis: Contribution of Platelets, Coagulation Factors, and the Vessel Wall
- 9. Biologically active lipids in Vascular Biology
- 10. Atherosclerosis
- 11. Venous Thromboembolism
- 12. Genetics of Vascular Diseases
- 13. Animal Models in Cardio-Vascular Biology
- 14. Endothelial Cell Isolation and Manipulation
- 15. In vitro Assays Used to Analyse Vascular Cell Functions
- 16. The Porcine Coronary Artery Ring Myograph System
- 17. Proteomics in Vascular Biology