Fish physiology. morphology, control and function Vol. 36A The cardiovascular system / A. Kurt Gamperl, Todd E. Gillis, Anthony P. Farrell, Colin J. Brauner.

• The Cardiovascular System: Morphology, Control and Function; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1: Heart Morphology and Anatomy; 1. Introduction; 2. Fish Heart Chambers: A Reassessment; 3. Sequential Analysis of the Heart: A Comparative Approach; 3.1. The Sinus Venosus; 3.2. The Atrium; 3.3. The AV Segment; 3.4. The Ventricle; 3.5. The Outflow Tract; 3.5.1. Basal Gnathostomata; 3.5.2. More Advanced Teleosts; 3.5.2.1. The Conus Arteriosus and the Conus Valves; 3.5.2.2. The Bulbus Arteriosus; 4. Blood Supply to the Heart Chambers; 5. Cardiac Nerves. 
• 6. The Heart's Pacemaker and Conduction System7. Lungfish Heart: A Special Case; 7.1. The Sinus Venosus; 7.2. The Atrium, the AV Region and the Ventricle; 7.3. The Outflow Tract; 8. Summary and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Cardiomyocyte Morphology and Physiology; 1. Introduction; 2. Gross Myocyte Morphology; 2.1. Sarcolemmal and Cell-Cell Interactions; 2.1.1. Mechanical Connections Between Cells; 2.1.2. Electrical Connections Between Cells; 2.2. Mitochondria; 3. Excitation-Contraction Coupling; 3.1. Extracellular Ca2+ Influx; 3.1.1. The L-Type Ca2+ Channel. 
• Chapter 3: Electrical Excitability of the Fish Heart and Its Autonomic Regulation1. Introduction; 2. Electrical Excitability of the Fish Heart; 3. Cardiac Action Potential; 4. Rhythm of the Heartbeat and Impulse Conduction; 5. Ion Currents of the Fish Heart; 5.1. Inward Currents; 5.1.1. Sodium Current (INa); 5.1.2. Calcium Currents (ICa); 5.1.2.1. L-type Ca2+ Current (ICaL); 5.1.2.2. T-type Ca2+ Current (ICaT); 5.1.2.3. The Hyperpolarization-Activated Funny Current (If); 5.2. Outward Potassium Currents; 5.2.1. Voltage-Gated K+ Currents (IK). 
• 5.2.1.1. The Rapid Component of the Delayed Rectifier (IKr)5.2.1.2. The Slow Component of the Delayed Rectifier (IKs); 5.2.2. Inward Rectifier K+ Currents (IKir); 5.2.2.1. The Background Inward Rectifier Current (IK1); 5.2.2.2. Acetylcholine-Activated Inward Rectifier Current (IKACH); 5.2.2.3. ATP-Sensitive Potassium Current (IKATP); 6. Effects of Autonomic Nervous Control on Cardiac Excitability; 6.1. Cholinergic Regulation of Nodal Tissues and the Atrium; 6.2. Adrenergic Regulation; 7. Significance of Ion Channel Function in Thermal Tolerance of Fish Hearts. 

Ämnesord

Fishes  -- Cardiovascular system. (LCSH)

Fishes  -- Physiology. (LCSH)

Fishes.  (MeSH)

Fishes  -- physiology. (MeSH)