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Autore |
Bikfalvi Andreas |
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Titolo |
A Brief History of Blood and Lymphatic Vessels / / by Andreas Bikfalvi |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
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[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 192 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human physiology |
Medicine—History |
Biology—History |
Cardiology |
Philosophy and science |
Human Physiology |
History of Medicine |
History of Biology |
Philosophy of Science |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The vasculature, what is it? -- Historical consideration -- The vasculature in evolution -- Where it all began -- Culture of vascular cells in vitro -- The discovery of the first stimulating factors of blood vessels -- Vascular Endothelial growth factor (VEGF) : the cornerstone of angiogenesis stimulators -- Inhibition of angiogenesis "successes and deceptions" -- Stimulating angiogenesis -- The story is more complicated than anticipated -- How to study angiogenesis -- Lymphangiogenesis joins in -- Endothelial progenitors and stem cells -- The neuronal connection -- Vascular targeting and vessel destruction ("Vascular targeting") -- What future for angiogenesis? -- Philosophical aspect of the vascular tree -- Concluding remarks. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a comprehensive account of vascular biology and pathology and its significance for health and disease. It systematically and chronologically explains how we came to our current |
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understanding of the vasculature and it´s function today, and describes in an entertaining way the diverse flaws and turns in science and medicine from the past. It thereby offers a complete and well-studied history on vascular biology and medicine. The book has an easy-to-read style and is written for students as well as scientists, physicians and lecturers in the field of biomedicine, human physiology, cardiology and hematology. |
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