Principles Of Veterinary Parasitology

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Table of Contents

• Preface (p.5)
• Contents (p.6)
• Contributors (p.8)
• References (p.11)
• 1 Introduction (p.13)
• 2 Blood Oxygen Transport and Transfer Across the Gill (p.13)
• 3 Blood Carbon Dioxide Transport and Transfer Across the Gill (p.13)
• 4 Sensing of Respiratory Gases at the Gill (p.13)
• 5 Ammonia Excretion (p.13)
• References (p.13)
• 1 Introduction (p.51)
• 2 Regulation of pH in the Blood and Extracellular Space (p.51)
• 3 Environmental Hypercarbia (p.51)
• 4 Acid–Base Compensation During Exposure to Hypercarbia (p.51)
• 5 Limitations to Extracellular pH Compensation During Hypercapnia (p.51)
• 6 Novel Patterns of pH Regulation in Response to Hypercarbia in Pleisiomorphic and Air-Breathing Fishes (p.51)
• 7 Conclusions and Speculations (p.51)
• References (p.51)
• 1 Introduction (p.72)
• 2 The Problem of Buoyancy (p.72)
• 3 Buoyancy Devices in Teleosts and Elasmobranchs (p.72)
• 4 Diving Reptiles and Birds (p.72)
• 5 Buoyancy in Mammals (p.72)
• 6 Conclusions (p.72)
• References (p.72)
• 1 Introduction (p.106)
• References (p.106)
• 1 Introduction (p.127)
• 2 Cardiac Output, Heart Rate, and Stroke Volume (p.127)
• 3 In vitro Cardiac Performance (p.127)
• References (p.127)
• 1 Introduction (p.167)
• 2 How Advanced is the Lungfish Lung? (p.167)
• 3 Regulation of Acid–Base Status and Oxygen Levels (p.167)
• 4 Respiratory Control in Lungfish Compared to Amphibians and Other Land Vertebrates (p.167)
• 5 Focus on the South American Lungfish L. paradoxa (p.167)
• 6 Focus on the African Lungfish Protopterus sp (p.167)
• 7 Focus on the Australian Lungfish Neoceratodus Forsteri (p.167)
• 8 Aestivation (p.167)
• References (p.167)
• 1 Introduction to Aestivation (p.184)
• References (p.184)
• 1 Introduction (p.195)
• 2 Aquatic Water Breathers: Interaction of Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Locomotor and Nutritional Faculties (p.195)
• 3 Aquatic Air Breathers (p.195)
• 4 Terrestrial Air Breathers (p.195)
• References (p.195)
• 1 Introduction (p.207)
• 2 Temperature (p.207)
• 3 Pressure (p.207)
• 4 Hypoxia (p.207)
• 5 Conclusions and Future Directions (p.207)
• References (p.207)
• 1 Introduction (p.242)
• 2 Lesion Studies (p.242)
• 3 Putative Mediators Within the NI (p.242)
• 4 Locus Coeruleus (p.242)
• 5 Final Remarks and Perspectives (p.242)
• References (p.242)
• 1 Introduction (p.263)
• 2 Comparative Hypoxia Tolerance of Cardiac Function (p.263)
• 3 Cellular Energy Metabolism During Hypoxia/Anoxia (p.263)
• 4 Cellular Energy State and Contractile Force (p.263)
• 5 Cardiac Excitation–Contraction (E, C) Coupling (p.263)
• 6 Factors Influencing Cardiac Contractility During Anoxia (p.263)
• 7 Conclusion (p.263)
• References (p.263)
• 1 Introduction (p.285)
• 2 Efferent Innervation of the Vertebrate Heart (p.285)
• 3 Cardiorespiratory Interactions (p.285)
• 4 The Neural Basis of Cardiorespiratory Interactions (p.285)
• 5 Fish (p.285)
• 6 Elasmobranchs (p.285)
• 7 Teleosts (p.285)
• 8 Amphibians (p.285)
• 9 Reptiles (p.285)
• 10 Mechanisms of Phasic Vagal Control of the Heart (p.285)
• References (p.285)
• 1 Introduction (p.316)
• 2 Basic Cold-Blooded Vertebrate Heart (p.316)
• 3 Catecholamines (p.316)
• 4 Natriuretic Peptides (p.316)
• 5 Chromogranin-A (p.316)
• 6 The Renin–Angiotensin-System (p.316)
• 7 Other Cardiac Endocrine/Paracrine/Autocrine Substances (p.316)
• 8 A Major Autocrine/Paracrine Sensor-Integrator:The NOS–NO System (p.316)
• 9 Concluding Remarks (p.316)
• References (p.316)
• 1 Introduction (p.379)
• 2 Pathways of Fuel Oxidation (p.379)
• 3 Metabolic Rates During Flight (p.379)
• 4 The Supply of Oxygen (p.379)
• 5 Fuel Use During Flight: The Sucrose Oxidation Cascade (p.379)
• 6 In Vitro, In Vivo and Beyond (p.379)
• 7 Concluding Remarks (p.379)
• References (p.379)
• 1 Introduction (p.393)
• 2 Ontogeny of the Control of the Heart Via the Autonomic Nervous System (p.393)
• 3 Ontogeny of the Control of Vascular Contractility (p.393)
• 4 Functional Integration of Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation (p.393)
• 5 Effects of Humoral and Local Effectors: Angiotensin, Endothelin-1 and Natriuretic Peptides (p.393)
• References (p.393)
• 1 Introduction (p.424)
• 2 Efferent Innervation of the Vertebrate Heart (p.424)
• 3 Cardiorespiratory Interactions (p.424)
• 4 The Neural Basis of Cardiorespiratory Interactions (p.424)
• 5 Fish (p.424)
• 6 Elasmobranchs (p.424)
• 7 Teleosts (p.424)
• 8 Amphibians (p.424)
• 9 Reptiles (p.424)
• 10 Mechanisms of Phasic Vagal Control of the Heart (p.424)
• References (p.424)
• 1 Introduction (p.444)
• 2 Characteristics of Peripheral Chemoreceptor Tissue (p.444)
• 3 Natural Stimuli of Peripheral Chemoreceptors (p.444)
• 4 Mechanism of Hypoxia Chemotransduction (p.444)
• 5 Conclusions (p.444)
• References (p.444)
• 1 Introduction (p.467)
• 2 Organismal Chemosensitive Responsesto Environmental or Metabolic Stimuli (p.467)
• 3 Altered Chemosensitivity in Disease (p.467)
• 4 Development of the Organismal ChemosensitiveResponse (p.467)
• 5 Central Chemosensitivity (p.467)
• 6 Multiple Chemosensitive Regions in the Brainstem? (p.467)
• 7 Development of Central Chemoreception (p.467)
• 8 Central Vs Peripheral Chemoreception (p.467)
• 9 Cellular Chemosensitive Signaling (p.467)
• 10 Summary (p.467)
• References (p.467)
• 1 Introduction (p.493)
• 2 Skeletal Muscles (p.493)
• 3 Metabolic Demand (p.493)
• 4 Static and Dynamic Work (p.493)
• 5 Energy Requirements and Cardiorespiratory Limitations (p.493)
• 6 Endocrine and Metabolic Responses (p.493)
• 7 Ventilation (p.493)
• 8 Blood Lactate (p.493)
• 9 The Heart Rate Response (p.493)
• 10 Blood Pressure (p.493)
• 11 Regional Blood Flow (p.493)
• 12 Peripheral Gas Exchange (p.493)
• 13 Brain (p.493)
• 14 Diving Response (p.493)
• 15 Altitude (p.493)
• 16 Heat and Cold (p.493)
• 17 Genetic Influence (p.493)
• 18 Health (p.493)
• References (p.493)
• Index (p.532)
• ... and 23 more chapters

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