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Ontogeny and Phylogeny of the Vertebrate Heart

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Editors:
  1. David Sedmera

    1. , Institute of Anatomy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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  2. Tobias Wang

    1. Fac. Science, Inst. Biological Sciences Zoofysiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark

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  • State-of-the-art reviews written by competent experts in the field

  • Explores the major topics of the evolution of cardiac functions

  • First comprehensive volume to compile research from comparative physiology and clinically-oriented embryology to review the ontogeny and phylogenies of cardiac function

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Comparative Evolution and Design in Non-vertebrate Cardiovascular Systems

    • B. R. McMahon
    Pages 1-33

  3. The Teleost Heart: A Morphological Approach

    • José M. Icardo
    Pages 35-53

  4. Fish Heart Growth and Function: From Gross Morphology to Cell Signaling and Back

    • B. Tota, F. Garofalo
    Pages 55-74

  5. A Perspective on the Evolution of the Coronary Circulation in Fishes and the Transition to Terrestrial Life

    • A. P. Farrell, N. D. Farrell, H. Jourdan, G. K. Cox
    Pages 75-102

  6. The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in the Vertebrate Heart

    • Gina L. J. Galli, Holly A. Shiels
    Pages 103-124

  7. Evolution of the Regulatory Control of the Vertebrate Heart: The Role of the Contractile Proteins

    • Todd E. Gillis
    Pages 125-145

  8. Ontogenesis of Myocardial Function

    • David Sedmera, Bohuslav Ostadal
    Pages 147-175

  9. Basic Cardiac Development: The Heart and Its Electrical Components

    • L. Y. E. Wong, A. F. Moorman, P. Barnett
    Pages 177-206

  10. The Functional Significance of the Reptilian Heart: New Insights into an Old Question

    • James W. Hicks, Tobias Wang
    Pages 207-227

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 229-231
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This collection of reviews will be of considerable interests to biologists and MDs working on any aspect of cardiovascular function. With state-of-the-art reviews written by competent experts in the field, the content is also of interest for MSc and PhD students in most fields of cardiovascular physiology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Institute of Anatomy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    David Sedmera

  • Fac. Science, Inst. Biological Sciences Zoofysiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Tobias Wang

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