| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations |
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Basic science for the cardiologist ; 19 |
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Basic science for the cardiologist ; 19.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Toshio Nishikimi -- Biochemistry of adrenomedullin / Kazuo Kitamura, Kenji Kangawa, and Tanenao Eto -- Adrenomedullin receptor and signal transduction / Takanobu Yoshimoto and Yukio Hirata -- Adrenomedullin gene / Toshihiko Ishimitsu, Kohju Tsukada, Junichi Minami, Hidehiko Ono, and Hiroaki Matsuoka -- Adrenomedullin expression and secretion / Naoto Minamino -- Biological action of adrenomedullin / Takeshi Horio and Fumiki Yoshihara -- Circulating adrenomedullin / Toshio Nishikimi -- Role of adrenomedullin in cardiovascular disease / Johji Kato and Tanenao Eto -- Adrenomedullin as an adipokine / Kazuhiro Takahashi -- Adrenomedullin knockout mouse and transgenic mouse / Takayuki Shindo -- Pleiotropic effect of adrenomedullin: lessons from pure adrenomedullin knockout mouse / Tatsuo Shimosawa, Katsuyuki Ando, and Toshiro Fujita -- Therapeutic application of adrenomedullin / Toshio Nishikimi, Noritoshi Nagaya, Kenji Kangawa, and Hiroaki Matsuoka -- Therapeutic potentials of adrenomedullin for heart failure and pulmonary hypertension / Noritoshi Nagaya, Toshio Nishikimi, and Kenji Kangawa |
| Summary |
"Adrenomedullin in Cardiovascular Disease is an up-to-date review of the most relevant aspects of adrenomedullin. It encompasses a broad range of fields including biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, and clinical applications of adrenomedullin to cardiovascular disease."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Adrenomedullin.
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Peptide hormones.
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Hypotensive agents.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Chemotherapy
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- drug therapy
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Peptides -- physiology
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Natriuretic Agents -- therapeutic use
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Peptides -- therapeutic use
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Peptide Hormones
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Antihypertensive Agents
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
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Adrenomedullin
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Chemotherapy
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Hypotensive agents
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Peptide hormones
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nishikimi, Toshio, 1957-
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| LC no. |
2005045166 |
| ISBN |
9780387254043 |
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0387254048 |
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0387254056 |
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9780387254050 |
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6610263523 |
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9786610263523 |
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