High altitude : an exploration of human adaptation

著者

• Hornbein, Thomas F.
• Schoene, Robert B.

書誌事項

High altitude : an exploration of human adaptation

edited by Thomas F. Hornbein, Robert B. Schoene

（Lung biology in health and disease, v. 161）

M. Dekker, c2001

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book explores how humans respond to the hypoxia of high altitudes, addressing the response of lowlanders to sudden and sustained exposure, as well as that of those living permanently at high elevations. Examines adaptation and maladaptation, acute and chronic high-altitude illnesses, and the challenges faced by lowland dwellers with preexisting medical conditions who venture to high altitude! Containing more than 3000 references and over 200 tables, charts, and graphs that support the text, High Altitude offers an anthropological perspective on those who dwell permanently at great heights investigates how cells sense oxygen, including arterial chemoreceptors, erythropoietin-producing tissues, and pulmonary vascular smooth muscle discusses the role of individual organs as well as their integrated function in enabling physical and mental performance at high altitude focuses on the additional metabolic and circulatory demands of perception, thought, and action in the brain considers how organisms defend themselves against the stress of hypoxia and more! Written by more than 55 contributors who are among the world's leading authorities and investigators, High Altitude is a provocative referencefor pulmonologists, physiologists, biologists, critical care specialists, internists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and medical school students.

目次

The Growth of Knowledge About Air, Breathing, and Circulation as They Relate to High Altitude Charles S. Houston The Atmosphere John B. West The People Susan Niermeyer, Stacy Zamudio, and Lorna G. Moore Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing with Special Reference to the Carotid Body Sukhamay Lahiri and Neil S. Cherniack Molecular/Metabolic Defense and Rescue Mechanisms for Surviving Oxygen Lack: From Genes to Pathways Peter W. Hochachka Control of Breathing at High Altitude Curtis A. Smith, Jerome A. Dempsey, and Thomas F. Hornbein Mechanics of Breathing Joseph Milic-Emili, Bengt Kayser, and Henry Gautier Gas Exchange Peter D. Wagner The Cardiovascular System at High Altitude: Heart and Systemic Circulation Eugene E. Wolfel and Benjamin D. Levine The Pulmonary Circulation at High Altitude John T. Reeves and Kurt R. Stenmark Cerebral Circulation at High Altitude John W. Severinghaus The High-Altitude Brain Marcus E. Raichle and Thomas F. Hornbein Autonomic Nervous System Douglas R. Seals, Pamela Parker Jones, and Kevin P. Davy The Effects of Altitude on Skeletal Muscle Howard J. Green and John R. Sutton Blood Robert F. Grover and Peter Bartsch Renal Function and Fluid Homeostasis Erik R. Swenson Metabolic Responses of Lowlanders to High-Altitude Exposure: Malnutrition Versus the Effect of Hypoxia George A. Brooks and Gail E. Butterfield The Endocrine System Jean-Paul Richalet High Altitude and Human Immune Responsiveness Richard T. Meehan, Peter N. Uchakin, and Clarence F. Sams Exercise and Hypoxia: Performance, Limits, and Training Robert Roach and Bengt Kayser Sleep John V. Weil and David P. White Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Peter Bartsch, Robert. Roach, and Diana Depla High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema Robert B. Schoene, Herbert N. Hultgren, and Erik R. Swenson Chronic Mountain Sickness in Andeans Carlos C. Monge, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, and Alberto Arregui High Altitude and Common Medical Conditions Peter H. Hackett

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA5401610X
• ISBN:
  • 0824703138
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: xx, 982 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm.
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA00563007