New Frontiers in Respiratory Control: Xith Annual Oxford Conference on Modeling and Control of Breathing

by Hiroshi Onimaru and Yoshinosuke Fukuchi

Book Overview

Breathing is performed by the rhythmic contraction of respiratory muscles. It ma- tains homeostasis of the organism by taking in the oxygen necessary to live and work and by controlling the level of CO within the organism. At first glance, breathing 2 seems simple; however, it is produced by a complex system in the brain with various afferents and efferents. The control of breathing is of the utmost importance in s- taining life, and although more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461425646
• ISBN13: 9781461425649
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"