1st Edition
Comparative Physiology and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System
Comparative Physiology and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System, the fourth volume in the Autonomic Nervous System series, is an up-to-date account of the comparative physiology and functional anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, with an emphasis on non-mammalian vertebrates. The book starts with an overview of the field and then discusses both 'classical' (adrenergic and cholinergic) non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic (NANC) types of neurotransmission. The account is then further developed by an examination of the autonomic nervous control of specific systems and organs. Readership: Researchers, working professionals, undergraduates and graduates working in neurology, cardiology, internal medicine, clinical pharmacology, and hypertension.
Series Preface—Historical and Conceptual Perspective of the Autonomic Nervous System Book Series
Preface
List of Contributors
Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System
Ian Gibbins
Comparative Aspects on the Biochemical Identity of Neurotransmitters of Autonomic Neurons
Susanne Holmgren and Jörgen Jensen
Chromaffin System
Robert M. Santer
The Gastrointestinal Canal
Jörgen Jensen and Susanne Holmgren
Glands
Ann-Catherine Jönsson
The Circulatory System
Judy L. Morris and Stefan Nilsson
The Spleen
Stefan Nilsson
Lungs and Swimbladders
Graeme Campbell and John R. McLean
Urinogential Organs
Kazumasa Uematsu
Chromatophores
David J. Grove
The Iris
Stefan Nilsson
Index
Biosystematic Index
Biography
Charlotte B. Nilsson (Author)