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Mortola, Jacopo P.

Respiratory physiology of newborn mammals : a comparative perspective / Jacopo P. Mortola. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (xvi, 344 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-333) and index.

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Gestation and Birth""; ""Chapter 2 Metabolic and Ventilatory Requirements""; ""Chapter 3 Mechanical Behavior of the Respiratory Pump""; ""Chapter 4 Reflex Control of the Breathing Pattern""; ""Chapter 5 Changes in Temperature and Respiratory Gases""; ""Appendix A Passive Respiratory Mechanics: Some Applications to Measurements in Newborns""; ""Appendix B Comparisons and Normalization""; ""Appendix C Orders and Suborders of the Class Mammalia""; ""Glossary""; ""References Cited""; ""Index""


English.

ISBN: 0801873665 (electronic bk.) 9780801873669 (electronic bk.) 0801864976 (acid-free paper) 9780801864971 (acid-free paper)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Respiratory organs--Growth.
Newborn infants--Physiology.
Physiology, Comparative.
Developmental biology.
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Physiology, Comparative
Mammals--physiology
Respiratory System--growth & development
Developmental Biology
Appareil respiratoire--Croissance.
Nouveau-nés--Physiologie.
Physiologie comparée.
Biologie du développement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Physical.
Developmental biology.
Newborn infants--Physiology.
Physiology, Comparative.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QP121 / .M65 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 573.2/19

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WF 102 / M889r 2001