The integrative action of the autonomic nervous system : neurobiology of homeostasis / Wilfrid Jänig
- Author
- Jänig, Wilfrid
- Published
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 610 pages) : illustrations
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; The autonomic nervous system and the regulation of body functions; Organization and aims of the book; Notes; Chapter 1 Functional anatomy of the peripheral sympathetic and parasympathetic system; Chapter 2 Visceral afferent neurons and autonomic regulations; Chapter 3 The final autonomic pathway and its analysis; Chapter 4 The peripheral sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways; Chapter 5 The enteric nervous system; Chapter 6 Impulse transmission through autonomic ganglia.
- Summary
- This book gives a detailed description of the cellular and integrative organisation of the autonomic nervous system, covering both peripheral and central aspects. It brings to light modern neurobiological concepts that allow understanding of why the healthy system runs so smoothly and why its deterioration has such disastrous consequences.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780511226175 (electronic bk.)
0511226179 (electronic bk.)
0511222955 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511222955 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
0511242603 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader)
9780511242601 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader)
051122429X
9780511224294
0511224966
9780511224966
0511225601 (electronic bk.)
9780511225604 (electronic bk.)
128055049X
9781280550492
051154166X (electronic book)
9780511541667 (electronic book)
0521845181
9780521845182
1107164109
9781107164109
9786610550494
6610550492
0511309287
9780511309281 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-599) and index.
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