1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450496803321

Titolo

An introduction to vascular biology : from basic science to clinical practice / / edited by Beverley J. Hunt [and others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12229-5

0-511-54594-0

1-280-16238-4

9786610162383

0-511-11917-8

1-139-14686-6

0-511-06316-4

0-511-05683-4

0-511-33005-7

0-511-07162-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 458 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.1/3

Soggetti

Blood-vessels - Diseases

Blood-vessels - Physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Base Science -- Vascular tone / A. Hughes -- Vascular compliance / B. Kelly and Phillip Chowienczyk -- Flow-mediated responses in the circulation / L. Poston -- Neurohumoral regulation of vascular tone / Kirsty M. McCulloch and J.C. McGrath -- Angiogenesis: basic concepts and the application of gene therapy / John W. Quamby and A. Halliday -- The regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis / N.J. McCarthy and M. Bennett -- Wound healing: laboratory investigation and modulating agents / N.L. Occleston, J.T. Daniels, and P.T. Khaw -- Pathophysiology: Mechanisms and Imaging -- Genes for hypertension / M.J. Caulfield, J. Knight, S. O'Shea, G. Gardner, and P. Munroe -- The endothelium in health and disease / B.J. Hunt and J.M. Jurd -- Nitric



oxide / N. Chan and P. Vallance -- Magnetic resonance imaging in vascular biology / Alan Moody -- Clinical Practice -- Vascular biology of hypertension / M. Schachter -- Atherosclerosis / James H.F. Rudd and Peter Weissberg -- Abdominal aortic aneurysm / Janet Powell -- The vasculature in diabetes / John Tooke, Kah Lay Goh and Angela C. Shore -- The vasculitides / Peter Hewins and Caroline O.S. Savage -- Pulmonary hypertension / T. Higgenbottam and Helen Marriott -- Role of endothelium cells in transplant rejection / M. Rose -- Vascular function in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia / Lucilla Poston and David Williams.

Sommario/riassunto

Vascular biology is an exciting and rapidly advancing area of medical research, with many new and emerging pathophysiological links to an increasing number of diseases. This updated and expanded new edition takes full account of these developments and conveys the basic science underlying a wide range of clinical conditions including atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, and pregnancy. As with the first edition, the publication provides an introductory account of vascular biology before leading on to explain mechanisms involved in disease processes. Other emerging topics include the role of nitric oxide and apoptosis in vascular biology. The breadth and range of subjects covered in this new edition do full justice to this increasingly important area of clinical research and medicine. This multidisciplinary approach will suit the needs of all those seeking to refresh their knowledge with the very latest advances from basic science through to clinical practice.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784745203321

Autore

Clarke Colin G

Titolo

Decolonizing the colonial city [[electronic resource] ] : urbanization and stratification in Kingston, Jamaica / / Colin Clarke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-191931-4

9786612199141

1-280-90556-5

0-19-151503-5

1-4294-7072-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Oxford geographical and environmental studies

Disciplina

307.76097292

Soggetti

Urbanization - Jamaica - Kingston

Social stratification - Jamaica - Kingston

Kingston (Jamaica) Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Kingston: A Creole Colonial City (1692-1962); 2. Urbanization in Kingston since Independence; 3. Plural Stratification: Colour-Class and Culture; 4. Colour-Class and Race Segregation: The Spatial Dimension; 5. From Slum to Ghetto: Social Deprivation; 6. Politics, Violence, and Drugs; 7. Decolonization and the Politics of National Culture; 8. Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Decolonizing the Colonial City' investigates the role of class, colour, race, & culture in the changing social stratification & spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence. The book concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa & Brazil.