The last decade has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough. This applies especially to its basic mechanisms: the types of airway sensors, the pharmacological receptors on their membranes, the brainstem organization of the 'cough centre', and the involvement of the cerebral cortex in the sensations and the voluntary control of cough. ...
Cough is the most familiar symptom of respiratory disease, and a problem which general practitioners must deal with on a daily basis. This timely volume draws together a wealth of recent research into the mechanisms, pharmacology and therapies for cough, and places these in clinical context. The text incorporates guidelines on the most common ...
This book describes the basic aspects of respiratory physiology. It provides a clinically orientated guide for the medical student and respiratory physician and has sufficient details for honours physiology students. Discussing the application of respiratory physiology to conditions such as exercise, high altitude, foetal and neonatal life, sleep ...
This volume reflects today's unprecedented awareness of the interrelationship among different physiological regulatory systems and encompasses the diverse topics that must be considered in any study of respiratory control. Part 1 explores central nervous system control of breathing and the intimate relationships to afferent inputs and motor ...
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