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Springer High Altitude Human Adaptation to Hypoxia 1st Editon 2013 Hardbound by Erik R. Swenson, Peter Bärtsch
Over the last decade the science and medicine of high altitude and hypoxia adaptation has seen great advances. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia addresses the challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and the particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to high altitude. In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the basic science and the clinical consequences of exposure to high altitude. Genetic, cellular, organ and whole body system responses to high altitudes are covered and chapters discuss these effects on a wide range of diseases. Expert authors provide insight into the care of patients with pre-existing medical conditions that fail in some cases to adapt as well as offer insights into how high altitude research can help critically ill patients. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia is an important new volume that offers a window into greater understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases. 1. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing Paul Schumacher 2. Cellular and Molecular Defenses Against HypoxiaJoachim Fandrey 3. Control of Breathing Luc Teppema 4. Lung Function and Gas Exchange Susan Hopkins and Andrew Luks 5. Pulmonary Circulation Marco Maggiorini and Simon Gibbs 6. Cardiovascular SystemBenjamin Levine 7. Cerebral Circulation and Brain Chris Imray and Philip Ainslie 8. Autonomic Nervous SystemRoger Hainsworth, Mark Drinkhill, and Victoria Claydon 9. Skeletal MuscleHans Hoppler 10. Blood and Hemostasis Jim Milledge and Peter Bartsch 11. Renal Function and Fluid BalanceErik Swenson 12. Endocrine Function John-Paul Richalet 13. Gastrointestinal Function Simon Travis and Noor Hamad 14. Immune SystemRobert Mazzeo 15. Nutrition and MetabolismGeorge Brooks 16. Exercise Carsten Lundby and Bengt Saltin 17. Sleep Konrad Bloch 18. Reproduction and GrowthSusan Niermeyer 19. Human Evolution at High AltitudeCynthia Beall 20. Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral EdemaPeter Bartsch, Damian Bailey, and Ralf Baumgartner 21. High-Altitude Pulmonary EdemaRobert Schoene and Erik Swenson 22. Subacute and Chronic Mountain Sickness Fabiola Leon-Velarde 23. High Altitude and Common Medical ConditionsAndrew Luks and Peter Hackett