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

Homma, Ikuo (Edited by)/ Onimaru, Hiroshi (Edited by)/ Fukuchi, Yoshinosuke (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 1461425646 / ISBN 13: 9781461425649

Edité par Springer, 2012

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408 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.92 inches. In Stock.

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• Titre: New Frontiers in Respiratory Control: XIth Annual Oxford Conference on Modeling and Control of Breathing
• Éditeur: Springer
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1461425646
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781461425649
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Brand New

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Synopsis

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 than 150 years have passed since research on brea- ing control was first begun, many unsolved mysteries still remain. Breathing is like watching the tides at a beach that are created by the vast, complex open sea. The first Oxford Conference on Modeling and Control of Breathing was held 30 years ago in September of 1978 at the University Laboratory of Physiology in Oxford, England. During this first conference, the participants engaged in a hot d- cussion on the problem of whether breathing rhythm was produced by pacemaker cells or a neural network. This was before the discovery of the Bötinger complex in the medulla, and at the time, central chemoreceptive areas were still the focus of research. This conference was an especially unforgettable moment in the dawning of the new age of respiratory research. It has since been held every 3 years in various countries around the globe and is widely appreciated as the best respiratory meeting in the world.

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The Oxford Conference has been first held at Oxford University in 1948. Since then, it has been held every three years in various countries to exchange ideas and learn the latest findings on the control of respiration. The XIth Oxford Conference will focus on respiratory control, especially on the topics of respiratory rhythm generation and chemoreception. Clinical research on sleep apnea syndrome will also be an important subject at the meeting.