The autonomic nervous system : an introduction to basic and clinical concepts /

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Author / Creator:Appenzeller, Otto.
Edition:5th, rev. and enlarged ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; New York : Elsevier, 1997.
Description:xii, 910 p. : ill. 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2887060
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Other authors / contributors:Oribe, Emilio.
ISBN:0444825460
0444827617 (pbk)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-807) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Raymond D. Adams
  • Ch. 1. Autonomic anatomy, histology and neurotransmission
  • Ch. 2. Neurogenic control of the circulation, syncope and hypertension
  • Ch. 3. Temperature regulation
  • Ch. 4. Autonomic modulation of the neuroendocrine system
  • Ch. 5. Neurogenic control of respiration
  • Ch. 6. The enteric nervous system
  • Ch. 7. Autonomic modulation of immunity
  • Ch. 8. Neurogenic control of copulatory behavior and sexual function
  • Ch. 9. Neurogenic control of renal function
  • Ch. 10. Neurogenic control of micturition
  • Ch. 11. Circadian rhythms
  • Ch. 12. Sleep and wakefulness
  • Ch. 13. The pupil
  • Ch. 14. Trophic disorders
  • Ch. 15. Pain perception and the autonomic nervous system
  • Ch. 16. Biofeedback and operant conditioning
  • Ch. 17. Aging and exercise
  • Ch. 18. Autonomic neuropathies
  • Ch. 19. Progressive autonomic failures
  • Ch. 20. Paraplegia and tetraplegia
  • Ch. 21. Autonomic adaptation to hypoxia: mountain medicine
  • Ch. 22. The autonomic nervous system in space
  • Ch. 23. Testing autonomic function.