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Physiology is a scientific discipline devoted to understanding the functions of the body. It addresses function at multiple levels, including molecular, cellular, organ, and system. An appreciation of the processes that occur at each level is necessary to understand function in health and the dysfunction associated with disease. Homeostasis and integration are fundamental principles of physiology that account for the relative constancy of organ processes and bodily function even in the face of substantial environmental changes. This constancy results from integrative, cooperative interactions of chemical and electrical signaling processes within and between cells, organs and systems. This eBook series on the broad field of physiology covers the major organ systems from an integrative perspective that addresses the molecular and cellular processes that contribute to homeostasis. Material on pathophysiology is also included throughout the eBooks. The state-of the art treatises were produced by leading experts in the field of physiology. Each eBook includes stand-alone information and is intended to be of value to students, scientists, and clinicians in the biomedical sciences. Since physiological concepts are an ever-changing work-in-progress, each contributor will have the opportunity to make periodic updates of the covered material.
Contents
- The Endothelium: Part 1: Multiple Functions of the Endothelial Cells—Focus on Endothelium-Derived Vasoactive MediatorsMichel Félétou.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- The Endothelium: Part 2: EDHF-Mediated Responses “The Classical Pathway”Michel Félétou.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences Publisher; 2011.
- Motor Function of the Pharynx, Esophagus, and its SphinctersRavinder K. Mittal.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- Neural Control of Renal FunctionUlla C. Kopp.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- Regulation of Cardiac ContractilityR. John Solaro.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- Regulation of Tissue OxygenationRoland N. Pittman.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- Skeletal Muscle CirculationRonald J. Korthuis.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2011.
- AngiogenesisThomas H. Adair and Jean-Pierre Montani.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Capillary Fluid Exchange: Regulation, Functions, and PathologyJoshua Scallan, Virgina H. Huxley, and Ronald J. Korthuis.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Colonic Motility: From Bench Side to BedsideSushil K. Sarna.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Control of Cardiac OutputDavid B. Young.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- The Exocrine PancreasStephen J. Pandol.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- The Gastrointestinal CirculationPeter R. Kvietys.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Inflammation and the MicrocirculationD. Neil Granger and Elena Senchenkova.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- The Ocular CirculationJeffrey W. Kiel.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Platelet-Vessel Wall Interactions in Hemostasis and ThrombosisRolando E. Rumbaut and Perumal Thiagarajan.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Regulation of Endothelial Barrier FunctionSarah Y. Yuan and Robert R. Rigor.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Regulation of Gastrointestinal Mucosal GrowthJaladanki N. Rao and Jian-Ying Wang.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle FunctionRaouf A. Khalil.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- Vascular Biology of the PlacentaYuping Wang and Shuang Zhao.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2010.
- The Cerebral CirculationMarilyn J. Cipolla.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2009.
- Hepatic Circulation: Physiology and PathophysiologyW. Wayne Lautt.San Rafael (CA): Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences; 2009.
- Colloquium Series on Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function to...Colloquium Series on Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function to Disease
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