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Physiology of the heart [electronic book] / Arnold M. Katz.

By: Katz, Arnold M [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Edition: Fifth edition.Description: online resource (592 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781608311712 (hardback); 1608311716 (hardback); 9781469876887 (eBook).Subject(s): Heart -- Physiology | Heart -- PathophysiologyDDC classification: 612.17 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Structure of the heart and cardiac muscle -- Energetics and energy production -- Energy utilization (work and heat) -- The contractile proteins -- The cytoskeleton -- Active state, length-tension relationship, cardiac mechanics -- Excitation-contraction coupling: Extracellular and intracellular calcium cycles -- Signal transduction: Functional signaling -- Signal transduction: Proliferative signaling -- Regulation of cardiac muscle performance -- The heart as a muscular pump -- The working heart -- Cardiac ion channels -- The cardiac action potential -- The electrocardiogram -- Arrhythmias -- The ischemic Heart -- Heart failure.
Subject: "Dr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, incorporating the latest molecular biology research and extensively exploring the clinical applications of these findings. In the single authored, expert voice that is this book's unique strength, Dr. Katz provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biophysical basis of cardiac function, beginning with structure and proceeding to biochemistry, biophysics, and pathophysiology in arrhythmias, ischemia, and heart failure. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of basic processes among the cell, cardiac muscle function, and the biophysics of contractile and electrical behavior. This edition includes new material on cell signaling and molecular biology"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes
eBook MTU Bishopstown Library eBook 612.17 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module BIOE6010-Supplementary reading.
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic, Physiology of the Heart , is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, incorporating the latest molecular biology research and extensively exploring the clinical applications of these findings. In the single authored, expert voice that is this book's unique strength, Dr. Katz provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biophysical basis of cardiac function, beginning with structure and proceeding to biochemistry, biophysics, and pathophysiology in arrhythmias, ischemia, and heart failure. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of basic processes among the cell, cardiac muscle function, and the biophysics of contractile and electrical behavior. This edition includes new material on cell signaling and molecular biology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Structure of the heart and cardiac muscle -- Energetics and energy production -- Energy utilization (work and heat) -- The contractile proteins -- The cytoskeleton -- Active state, length-tension relationship, cardiac mechanics -- Excitation-contraction coupling: Extracellular and intracellular calcium cycles -- Signal transduction: Functional signaling -- Signal transduction: Proliferative signaling -- Regulation of cardiac muscle performance -- The heart as a muscular pump -- The working heart -- Cardiac ion channels -- The cardiac action potential -- The electrocardiogram -- Arrhythmias -- The ischemic Heart -- Heart failure.

"Dr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, incorporating the latest molecular biology research and extensively exploring the clinical applications of these findings. In the single authored, expert voice that is this book's unique strength, Dr. Katz provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biophysical basis of cardiac function, beginning with structure and proceeding to biochemistry, biophysics, and pathophysiology in arrhythmias, ischemia, and heart failure. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of basic processes among the cell, cardiac muscle function, and the biophysics of contractile and electrical behavior. This edition includes new material on cell signaling and molecular biology"-- Provided by publisher.

MTU Cork Module BIOE6010 - Supplementary reading.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Structure, Biochemistry, And Biophysics
  • 1 Structure of the Heart and Cardiac Muscle
  • 2 Energetics and Energy Production
  • 3 Energy Utilization (Work and Heat)
  • 4 The Contractile Proteins
  • 5 The Cytoskeleton
  • 6 Active State, Length-Tension Relationship, and Cardiac Mechanics
  • 7 Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Extracellular and Intracellular Calcium Cycles
  • Part 2 Signal Transduction And Regulation
  • 8 Signal Transduction: Functional Signaling
  • 9 Signal Transduction: Proliferative Signaling
  • 10 Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Performance: Functional and Proliferative Mechanisms
  • Part 3 Normal Physiology
  • 11 The Heart as a Muscular Pump
  • 12 The Working Heart
  • 13 Cardiac Ion Channels
  • 14 The Cardiac Action Potential
  • Part 4 Clinical Physiology
  • 15 The Electrocardiogram
  • 16 Arrhythmias
  • 17 The Ischemic Heart
  • 18 Heart Failure
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