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Respiratory Physiology

People and Ideas

Editors:

  1. John B. West

    1. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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  • Some of the chapters are personal accounts of the development of respiratory physiology as observed by the author
  • Covers aspects such as morphology, gas exchange and blood flow, mechanics, control of ventilation, and comparative physiology

Part of the book series: People and Ideas (PEOPL)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Morphology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Structural Basis of Lung Function

      • Ewald R. Weibel
      Pages 3-46

  3. Gas Exchange and Blood Flow

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    3. Blood Gas Transport and Analysis

      • Poul Astrup, John W. Severinghaus
      Pages 75-107

    4. Lung Liquid and Solute Exchange

      • Norman C. Staub Sr.
      Pages 108-139

    5. Pulmonary Blood Flow and Gas Exchange

      • John B. West
      Pages 140-169

  4. Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Mechanics of Lung and Chest Wall

      • Jere Mead
      Pages 173-207

    4. Modern History of Respiratory Muscle Physiology

      • Peter T. Macklem
      Pages 230-248

  5. Control of Ventilation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249
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    2. Rhythm Generation

      • Curt von Euler
      Pages 251-288

    3. The History of Chemoreception

      • Robert S. Fitzgerald, Sukhamay Lahiri
      Pages 289-318

    4. Airway and Pulmonary Afferents and Reflexes: A Historical Survey

      • John Widdicombe, Giuseppe Sant’Ambrogio
      Pages 319-351

  6. Comparative Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 353-353
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  7. Back Matter

    Pages 409-431
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About this book

Present-day respiratory physiology stems largely from the explosion of ideas which took place during and after World War II. A number of the major players are still active, but the opportunity to prepare a personal history of this branch of medicine will soon be lost. In a sense then, this book offers an exceptional, even unique, opportunity. We are offered a first-hand chronicle of the advancements made in respiratory physiology in the course of this century by one of the principal figures in the field. The volume covers every aspect of the evolution of this important area of knowledge: morphology, gas exchange and blood flow, mechanics, control of ventillation, and comparative physiology. Some of the chapters are personal accounts of the development of respiratory physiology as observed by the author. It is hoped that what is lost in objectivity by this approach is more than made up by the captivating insights provided by the author into the process of scientific research and discovery.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    John B. West

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Respiratory Physiology

  • Book Subtitle: People and Ideas

  • Editors: John B. West

  • Series Title: People and Ideas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7520-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Physiological Society 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7520-0Published: 27 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 448

  • Additional Information: Originally Published by Oxford University Press 1996

  • Topics: Human Physiology

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