Tissue Functioning and Remodeling in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems

• Main Author: Thiriet, Marc. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Biomathematical and Biomechanical Modeling of the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems, 5
• Subjects: Physics.; Cardiology.; Biological models.; Hydraulic engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Systems Biology.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5966-8

The volumes in this authoritative series present a multidisciplinary approach to modeling and simulation of flows in the cardiovascular and ventilatory systems, especially multiscale modeling and coupled simulations. Volume 5 is devoted to cells, tissues, and organs of the cardiovascular and ventila...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Blood
• Chapter 2: Hematopoiesis
• Chapter 3: Blood Cells
• Chapter 4: Lymph Drainage
• Chapter 5: Cardiomyocytes
• Chapter 6: Heart Wall
• Chapter 7: Vessel Wall
• Chapter 8: Smooth Myocytes
• Chapter 9: Vascular Endothelium
• Chapter 10: Vascular Growth
• Chapter 11: Tissue Development, Repair, and Remodeling
• Chapter 12: Airway Surface Liquid and Respiratory Mucus
• Chapter 13: Surfactant
• Chapter 14: Conclusion
• References
• List of Currently Used Prefixes and Suffixes
• List of Aliases
• Complementary Lists of Notations
• Index.