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- Editors:
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Robert E. Beamish
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University of Manitoba, Canada
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Vincenzo Panagia
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University of Manitoba, Canada
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Naranjan S. Dhalla
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University of Manitoba, Canada
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Table of contents (36 papers)
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Catecholamines-Induced Cell Damage
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Front Matter
Pages 211-211
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- John C. Lee, D. Phillip Sponenberg
Pages 251-260
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- P. L. Wahi, R. N. Chakravarti, I. S. Anand, M. Kumar, Madhu Khuller, S. K. Bhattacharya
Pages 261-269
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- S. Roman, M. J. B. Kutryk, R. E. Beamish, N. S. Dhalla
Pages 270-280
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- Stephanie B. Matthews, Anthony K. Campbell
Pages 281-292
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Prostaglandins and Heart Disease
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Front Matter
Pages 293-293
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- T. Kuzuya, S. Hoshida, M. Yamagishi, M. Ohmori, H. Matsuda, M. Tada
Pages 295-308
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- Margaret P. Moffat, Morris Karmazyn, Gregory R. Ferrier
Pages 320-332
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- D. B. McNamara, D. S. Rush, M. D. Kerstein, J. A. Bellan, P. R. Mayeux, M. F. Adinolfi et al.
Pages 333-341
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- D. B. McNamara, A. Z. Landry, M. D. Kerstein, J. L. Hussey, L. J. Ignarro, H. L. Lippton et al.
Pages 342-352
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Lipids and Heart Disease
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Front Matter
Pages 353-353
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- S. Gudbjarnason, A. Gudmundsdóttir, V. E. Benediktsdóttir
Pages 355-368
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- W. C. Hülsmann, M.-L. Dubelaar, H. Stam, H. Jansen, J. M. J. Lamers
Pages 369-379
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- S. R. Bawa, P. K. Singal, N. K. Relan, R. Kaur
Pages 380-387
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- J. S. Juggi, P. Braveny, Sureikha Mohan
Pages 388-396
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- Y. G. Zorbas, V. M. Petrovskiy
Pages 397-405
About this book
A recent comprehensive study of stress and human health by the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences concludes that individuals who experience any of a wide range of stressful events or situations are at increased risk of developing a physical or mental disorder, including heart disease. Since cardiovascular disease continues to be a leading cause of illness and death, and since the etiology and pathogenesis of several of the commonest forms of heart disease are incompletely known, it is of fundamental impor tance to study the potential role of stress in the genesis of heart disease. Accordingly an International Symposium on Stress and Heart Disease was held in Winnipeg, Canada, June 26-29, 1984 and the proceedings form the basis of this book and its companion volume, "Stress and Heart Disease". The connection between stress (the behavioral sciences) and heart disease (the biomedical sciences) occurs in the mechanisms through which the brain affects or controls the endocrine and the autonomic nervous systems. Initially this linkage appeared to be relatively simple, mainly involving catecholamines and corticosteroids, and communication between nerve cells was thought to be electrical. Now knowledge has increased and concepts have change dramatic ally. Major advances have occurred in biochemical, anatomical, physiological, pharmacological, pathological and behavioral aspects of the neuroendocrine system. The over whelming significance of chemical communication in the nli xviii nervous system has become clear.