Complete reference on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxia-mediated pulmonary hypertension.

Can be utilized by the physician-scientist and researcher in the laboratory as both a technical manual and reference.

Designed for clinicians to guide and improve clinical treatment and diagnosis of patients with hypoxia mediated pulmonary vascular disease and right heart failure.

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List of Contributors. Preface. I: Physiology And Pathophysiology Of Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:- C.A. Hales, C.A. Dawson, Yuan-Cheng Fung, Wei Huang. II: Role Of Intracellular Ca2+ And Ca2+ Sensitivity In Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:- Wei-Min Zhang, C.V. Remillard, J.S.K. Sham, J.-P. Savineau, S. Bonnet, R. Marthan, A.M. Evans, M. Dipp, T.P. Robertson, I.F. McMurtry. III: Role Of Ion Channels In Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:- S.V. Smimov, R. Moudgil, E.D. Michelakis, S.L. Archer, H. Patel, C.V. Remillard, J. X.-J. Yuan, A.M. Gurney, Lih-Chyuan Ng. IV: Role Of Endothelium In Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:- J.P.T. Ward, P.I. Aaronson. V: Mechanisms Of Oxygen Sensing In The Pulmonary Vasculature:- L.A. Palmer, S.A. Gupte, M.S. Wolin, N.S. Chandel, A. Olschewski, E.K. Weir, S. McMurtry, E.D. Michelakis, A.M. Evans. VI: Oxygen-Sensing Mechanisms In Other Organs And Tissues:- A. Gorlach, H. Acker, T. Kietzmann, J. López-Barneo, P. Ortega-Saenz, M. Garcia-Fernandez, R. Pardal, R.J. Thompson, C.A. Nurse, L. Conforti, D.E. Millhorn. VII: Pathology And Mechanisms Of Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension:- M. Rabinovitch, I.F. McMurtry, N.R. Bauer, S.A. Gebb, K.A. Fagan, T. Nagaoka, M. Aka, T.P. Robertson, A.L. Zaiman, R.M. Tuder, M.G. Frid, N.J. Davie, K.R. Stenmark, S.H. Abman, R.H. Steinborn, B. Raffestin, S. Adnot, S. Eddahibi, M.N. Gillespie, K.A. Ziel, M. Ruchko, P. Babal, J.W. Olson, M.R. Karamsetty, J.C.Leiter, Lo Chang Ou, J.R. Preston, N.S. Hill. VIII: Experimental Models For The Study OfHypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction:- J.A. Madden, J.B. Gordon, Yadong Huang, C.V. Remillard, J.X.-J. Yuan. Index.