The Cerebral Microvasculature
Subtitle: Investigation of the Blood-Brain Barrier (Advances in experimental medicine and biology)
Contributors: 2d, Galveston, 1979 World Congress for Microcirculation (Corporate Author); Howard M. Eisenberg (Editor); Robert L. Suddith (Editor)
Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp; Springer
Published: August 1980
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780306404726
Subjects: Endocrinology; Angiotensins; Congresses; Metabolism; Renin; Renin-angiotensin system
Description: The Fourteenth Midwest Conference on Endocrinology and Metabolism, held at the University of Missouri - Columbia on September 28th and 29th, 1978, brought together several prominent researchers who are authorities on various aspects of the renin-angiotensin system. Each speaker presented an in-depth coverage of a topic related to his own area of expertise, including recent findings from his own research laboratory. Following each presentation there was a general discussion of the material by the speaker and the audience. These presentations and the ensuing discussions are summarized in these published Proceedings. Traditionally the Midwest Conferences on Endocrinology and Metabolism have emphasized breadth as well as depth of coverage of the selected topic; the present Conference is no exception. Perusal of the titles of the presentations will reveal that the Conference dealth with many different facets of the renin-angiotensin system, including the biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, and comparative endocrinology of this hormonal system, plus special areas of consideration such as angiotensin receptors, angiotensin-converting enzyme, the control of renin release, angiotensin and aldosterone secretion, and the role of the renin-angiotensin system in the central nervous system. The selection of the renin-angiotensin system as the topic for the present conference was very timely because of the many noteworthy advances in this area in recent years, many by the participants in this Conference.