Animal models in cardiovascular research
By: David R. Gross
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780387959610
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General principles of animal selection and normal physiological values; title: Preanesthesia, anesthesia, chemical restraint, and the recognition and treatment of pain and distress; title: Normal cardiac function parameters; title: Measuring cardiac function; title: Measuring vascular function and ventricular/arterial coupling dynamics; title: Isolated heart preparations, problems, and pitfalls; title: Cardiovascular effects of anesthetics, sedatives, postoperative analgesic agents, and other pharmaceuticals; title: Naturally occurring and iatrogenic animal models of valvular, infectious, and arrhythmic cardiovascular disease; title: Iatrogenic models of ischemic heart disease; title: Iatrogenic, transgenic, and naturally occurring models of cardiomyopathy and heart failure; title: Iatrogenic, congenic, and transgenic models of hypertension; title: Naturally occurring, iatrogenic and transgenic models of atherosclerotic disease; title: Animal models for the study of neurohumeral and central neural control of the cardiovascular system; title: Other transgenic animal models used in cardiovascular studies