Integration in Respiratory Control: From Genes to Systems

Marc J. Poulin, Richard J. A. Wilson - Integration in Respiratory Control: From Genes to Systems
Published: 2007-11-15 | ISBN: 0387736921 | PDF | 450 pages | 9.46 MB

The neuronal circuit that generates breathing, the regulation of
breathing, and its integration with other physiological systems is of
utmost importance to human health. However, breathing abnormalities are
common, and sleep apnea alone is estimated to affect 18 million in the
United States. As one of the major complications of obesity, the
prevalence of sleep apnea is likely to increase in the coming years.
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), asthma, Parkinson's
disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and the pathophysiology
of panic and related anxiety states also involve aspects of respiratory
control.
Integration in Respiratory Control: From Genes to Systems comprises the
proceedings of the 10th Oxford Conference held at Lake Louise, Alberta,
Canada, from the 19th to the 24th of September, 2006. This series of
meetings was originally begun to bring physiologists and mathematicians
together, in order to address critical issues in understanding the
control of breathing. This volume includes the latest findings and
developments at the genomic, cellular, and system levels that pertain to
the physiology of cardio-respiratory control, including integrative
physiology and modeling, central integration and neuromodulation, rhythm
generation and plasticity, chemosensory transduction and signaling,
pre- and post-natal development, and post-genomic perspectives.

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