Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:
Subtitle: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781402078576
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Physiology; Pulmonary hypertension; Pathophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Cardiology; Pulmonary veins; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Cardiology; Pulmonary Circulation
First sentence: Hypoxie pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) clearly has a role in reducing perfusion through the lung in utero to enhance O2 delivery to the systemic circulation.