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Klappentext

This wide ranging work provides a complete representation of the present state of knowledge of the vascular endothelium. The volume comprises 20 chapters by experts who have made significant contributions to research in the vascular endothelium. The text discusses the structure, development and function of the normal vascular endothelium, considers conditions that lead to the disruption of vascular physiology and provides a comprehensive description of pathologies and their treatment.

Inhalt
Normal Endothelium.- Functional Ultrastructure of the Vascular Endothelium: Changes in Various Pathologies.- Development of the Endothelium.- Transport Across the Endothelium: Regulation of Endothelial Permeability.- Calcium Signalling in the Endothelium.- Eicosanoids and the Vascular Endothelium.- Nitric Oxide and the Vascular Endothelium.- Angiotensin, Bradykinin and the Endothelium.- Endothelin.- Transport Across the Endothelium: Regulation of Endothelial Permeability.