1st Edition

Comparative Physiology and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System

By Charlotte B. Nilsson Copyright 1994
394 Pages
by CRC Press

376 Pages
by Routledge

Comparative Physiology and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System, the fourth volume in the Autonomic Nervous System series, is an up-to-date account of the comparative physiology and functional anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, with an emphasis on non-mammalian vertebrates. The book starts with an overview of the field and then discusses both 'classical' (adrenergic and cholinergic)... Read more

Series Preface—Historical and Conceptual Perspective of the Autonomic Nervous System Book Series

Preface

List of Contributors

Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of the Autonomic Nervous System

Ian Gibbins

Comparative Aspects on the Biochemical Identity of Neurotransmitters of Autonomic Neurons

Susanne Holmgren and Jörgen Jensen

Chromaffin System

Robert M. Santer

The Gastrointestinal Canal

Jörgen Jensen and Susanne Holmgren

Glands

Ann-Catherine Jönsson

The Circulatory System

Judy L. Morris and Stefan Nilsson

The Spleen

Stefan Nilsson

Lungs and Swimbladders

Graeme Campbell and John R. McLean

Urinogential Organs

Kazumasa Uematsu

Chromatophores

David J. Grove

The Iris

Stefan Nilsson

Index

Biosystematic Index

Biography

Charlotte B. Nilsson (Author)