Thorax

0-8247-9647-0 This timely Second Edition of a landmark reference furnishes in-depth examinations of the latest developments in the physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical relevance of the respiratory muscles and chest wall-reflecting the explosion of information that has occurred since the publication of the previous edition. The index...is thorough and generally easy to use... ...a superb reference for anyone with an interest in pulmonary mechanics and respiratory muscles...it will stand for many years as the single best source of information in the field. -Lung Part A: Physiology Properties of Striated and Respiratory Muscles Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Structure, Biomechanics, and Biochemistry, David A. Jones Electrophysiology and Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle, Nicholas Sperelakis and Alexandre Fabiato Pathophysiology of Skeletal Muscle, Shirley H. Bryant and Nicholas Sperelakis The Neuromuscular Junction, Nicholas Sperelakis, Janusz B. Suszkiw, and John T. Hackett Structure and Function of the Respiratory Muscles, Richard H.T. Edwards and John A. Faulkner Fatigue of Striated Muscles: Metabolic Aspects, Hakan Westerblad, Jan Lannergren, and David G. Allen Changes in Activation, Contractile Speed, and Electrolyte Balance During Fatigue of Sustained and Repeated Contractions, Nina K. Villestad Effects of Acid-Base Balance on Striated Muscles and the Diaphragm, Sandra Howell and Robert S. Fitzgerald Structural and Functional Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle, John A. Faulkner Effects of Aging on the Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle, Susan V. Brooks and John A. Faulkner Cellular and Molecular Adaptations of the Respiratory Muscles, C. David Ianuzzo and David A. Hood Oxygen-Derived Free Radicals and the Respiratory Muscles, G. Supinski and A. Anzueto Respiratory Muscles: Mechanics and Energetics An Abbreviated History of the Respiratory Muscles from Antiquity to the Classical Age, Jean-Philippe Derenne and William A. Whitelaw Functional Anatomy of the Chest Wall, Dennis Gordon Osmond The Act of Breathing, Peter T. Macklem Statics of the Chest Wall, Edgardo D'Angelo and Emilio Agostoni Dynamics of the Respiratory System, Edgardo D'Angelo and Joseph Milic-Emili Kinematics of the Chest Wall, Michael E. Ward and Peter T. Macklem Actions of the Respiratory Muscles, Andrè De Troyer and Stephen H. Loring Volume Displacements of the Chest Wall and their Mechanical Significance, Jere Mead, Jeffrey C. Smith, and Stephen H. Loring Topography of the Diaphragm, William A. Whitelaw Chest Wall Mechanisms in Newbornn, Jacopo P. Mortola Respiratory Muscle Blood Flow, Alain S. Comptois and Dudley F. Rochester Respiratory Muscle Metabolism, Michael E. Ward and Sabah N.A. Hussain Respiratory Muscle Energetics, Charis Roussos and Spyros Zakynthinos Respiratory Muscle Control Control of Respiratory Motor Activity, Thomas E. Dick, Erik van Lunteren, and Steven G. Kelsen Organization and Recruitment of Diaphragm Motor Units, Gary C. Sieck Reflex Influences Acting on the Respiratory Muscles of the Chest Wall, Ann M. Leevers and Jeremy D. Road The Role of Small-Fiber Phrenic Afferents in the Control of Breathing, Sabah N.A. Hussain and Charis Roussos The Role of Myelinated Afferents from the Intercostal Muscles and Diaphragm, W. Robert Revelette and Paul W. Davenport Functional Role of Respiratory Muscles Reflexes, Yves Jammes Mechanical Aspects of Loaded Breathing, J. Andrew Daubenspeck Reflex Compensation for Changes in Operational Length of Inspiratory Muscles, Robert B. Banzell and Jere Mead The Neuropharmacology of Central Fatigue in Respiratory Control, Anthony T. Scardella and Norman H. Edelman Part B: Applied Physiology Methods of Measurement Electrical Assessment of Respiratory Muscles, D.K. McKenzie and Simon C. Gandevia Noninvasive MeRoussos, C. is the author of 'Thorax', published 1995 under ISBN 9780824796471 and ISBN 0824796470.