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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454845803321

Autore

Mortola Jacopo P

Titolo

Respiratory physiology of newborn mammals [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative perspective / / Jacopo P. Mortola

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-8018-7366-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

573.2/19

Soggetti

Respiratory organs - Growth

Newborn infants - Physiology

Physiology, Comparative

Developmental biology

Electronic books.

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. [269]-333) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Gestation and Birth; Chapter 2 Metabolic and Ventilatory Requirements; Chapter 3 Mechanical Behavior of the Respiratory Pump; Chapter 4 Reflex Control of the Breathing Pattern; Chapter 5 Changes in Temperature and Respiratory Gases; Appendix A Passive Respiratory Mechanics: Some Applications to Measurements in Newborns; Appendix B Comparisons and Normalization; Appendix C Orders and Suborders of the Class Mammalia; Glossary; References Cited; Index