Peripheral Arterial Chemoreceptors and Respiratory-cardiovascular Integration

Download or read book Peripheral Arterial Chemoreceptors and Respiratory-cardiovascular Integration written by Michael de Burgh Daly and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes how changes in respiration can affect the heart and circulation, with particular reference to the control of the two syst ems by small organs, known as chemoreceptors, which are situated in th e neck and chest. These are stimulated when the body is partly deprive d of an oxygen supply. Apart from a detailed description of the mechan isms by which the respiratory and circulatory systems are integrated t he book also contains chapters which would appeal to those interested in the historical, morphological, medico-legal and clinical aspects of the subject.