Endothelial Luminal Membrane-Glycocalyx: Functionalities in Health and Disease

ISBN-13: 9781615047635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 159 str.

Rafael Rubio;Maureen Knabb

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• PART I THE DISTINCT MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF T HE ENDOTHELIAL LUMINAL MEMBRANE-GLYCOCALYX (ELMG)
• 1. The Endothelial Cell in situ is not an Isolated Cell, but a Complex of Cells
• 2. Morphological Structures: Diversity, Heterogeneity, and Appearance Depends on Staining Procedure
• 3. ELMG Structures Responsible for Interacting Forces
• 4. The Diverse Biochemical Composition of the ELMG
• PART II THE DIVERSE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF THE ENDOT HELIAL LUMINAL MEMBRANE-GLYCOCALYX (ELMG) DETERMINE ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES
• 5. Sieving Properties of the ELMG Are Selective and Dynamic and in Series with Active Membrane Transport Systems
• 6. Pharmacological and Compartmentalizing Properties of the ELMG
• 7. Flow Sensing Properties of the ELMG
• PART III PATHOLOGICALLY-INDUCED ALTERATIONS OF ENDOTHELIAL LUMINAL MEMBRANE GLYCOCALYX (ELMG)
• 8. The ELMG in Pathophysiological Conditions
• Author Biographies