Joseph Barcroft

The Respiratory Function of the Blood, Part 1, Lessons from High Altitudes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1925, this two-volume work deals with the blood's role in respiration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781107415843
• ISBN-10: 1107415845
• Artikelnr.: 40626480

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the first edition of The Respiratory Function of the Blood
Preface to Lessons from High Altitudes
1. Mountain sickness and its cause
2. Some places where mountain sickness is studied
3. The dwellers at high altitudes
4. The colour of the face and its significance
5. The diffusion of oxygen through the pulmonary epithelium
6. Muscular exercise
7. The hydrogen-ion concentration of the blood
8. The pulse
9. The circulation rate
10. The strain on the heart
11. The number and nature of the red corpuscles
12. The mind
13. Acclimatisation
Appendix I. Physiological difficulties in the ascent of Mount Everest
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
Index.