| Description |
1 online resource (905 pages) |
| Series |
Lung Biology in Health and Disease |
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Lung biology in health and disease.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Introduction; Preface; Contributors; Contents; 1. The Growth of Knowledge About Air, Breathing, and Circulation as They Relate to High Altitude; 2. The Atmosphere; 3. The People; 4. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing with Special Reference to the Carotid Body; 5. Molecular/Metabolic Defense and Rescue Mechanisms for Surviving Oxygen Lack: From Genes to Pathways; 6. Control of Breathing at High Altitude; 7. Mechanics of Breathing; 8. Gas Exchange; 9. The Cardiovascular System at High Altitude: Heart and Systemic Circulation |
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10. The Pulmonary Circulation at High Altitude11. Cerebral Circulation at High Altitude; 12. The High-Altitude Brain; 13. Autonomic Nervous System; 14. The Effects of Altitude on Skeletal Muscle; 15. Blood; 16. Renal Function and Fluid Homeostasis; 17. Metabolic Response of Lowlanders to High-Altitude Exposure: Malnutrition Versus the Effect of Hypoxia; 18. The Endocrine System; 19. High Altitude and Human Immune Responsiveness; 20. Exercise and Hypoxia: Performance, Limits, and Training; 21. Sleep; 22. Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema |
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23. High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema24. Chronic Mountain Sickness in Andeans; 25. High Altitude and Common Medical Conditions |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Adaptation (Physiology)
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Altitude, Influence of.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
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Adaptation, Physiological
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Adaptation (Physiology)
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Altitude, Influence of.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schoene, Robert
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| ISBN |
9781135551131 |
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1135551138 |
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