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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806996303321

Titolo

Chemistry and biochemistry of oxygen therapeutics : from transfusion to artificial blood / / edited by Andrea Mozzarelli and Stefano Bettati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England] ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-283-17785-4

9786613177858

1-119-97542-5

1-119-97543-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Classificazione

SCI007000

Altri autori (Persone)

MozzarelliAndrea

BettatiStefano

Disciplina

615.8/36

615.836

Soggetti

Oxygen therapy

Oxigen - Physiological effect

Nitric oxide - Physiological effect

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Oxygen : chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and toxicity -- pt. 2. Medical needs for oxygen supply -- pt. 3. "Old" and new strategies for oxygen supply.

Sommario/riassunto

"Scientists are developing oxygen therapeutics, or "blood substitutes," with the same oxygen-carrying capability as blood and can be used as replacements for blood transfusion or to treat diseases where oxygen transport is impaired. This book links the underlying biochemical principles of the field with chemical and biotechnological innovations and pre-clinical development, starting with the observation that an oxygen therapeutic agent can be developed only upon a deep understanding of oxygen and nitric oxide, homeostasis and regulation, and the well-documented correlations between adverse effects of a specific product and its biochemical-physiological properties"--

"First book to cover the full range of new oxygen therapeutics"--