Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System
Academic Press
Published on 10. June 1996
Book
Hardback
275 pages
978-0-12-589760-0 (ISBN)
Description
Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System presents, in a readable and accessible format, key information about how the autonomic nervous system controls bodily function and dysfunction. In cooperation with the American Autonomic Society, this primer represents the largest collection of worldwide autonomic nervous system authorities ever to contribute to a single treatise. It is especially suitable for students, scientists, and physicians who wish to find, in a single location, key information about all aspects of autonomic physiology and pathology. This primer provides up-to-date knowledge about basic and clinical autonomic neuroscience in a format designed to make learning easy and fun.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
631 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-589760-0 (9780125897600)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Sandoz Research Institute, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
Content
Anatomy; physiology; pharmacology; clinical evaluation of autonomic function; environmental and physical stresses; ageing and the autonomic nervous system; cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders; paroxymal autonomic syncopes; catecholamine disorders; central autonomic disorders; peripheral autonomic disorders; orthostatic intolerance syndromes; other clinical conditions; non-pharmacological management of autonomic disorders; pharmacological management of autonomic diorders.