Comparative Physiology and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System

ISBN-13: 9783718651375 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 394 str.

Raymond Bonnett; Nilsson B. Nilsson; Charlotte B. Nilsson

Opis

This text provides an account of the comparative physiology and functional anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, with an emphasis on non-mammalian vertebrates. It discusses both "classical" non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic types of neurotransmission.

Spis treści

Comparative anatomy and evolution of the autonomic nervous system; comparative aspects of the biochemical identity of neurotransmitters of autonomic neurons; chromaffin systems; the gastrointestinal canal; glands; the circulatory system; the spleen; lungs and swimbladders; urino-genital organs; chomatophores; the iris.

O autorze

Charlotte B. Nilsson (Author)