Systemic homeostasis and poikilostasis in sleep: is REM sleep a physiological paradox?
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Main Author: Parmeggiani, P. L., (Pier Luigi) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Imperial College Press ©2011
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
This book aims at presenting biologists and clinicians with a compact description of the physiologic manifestations of sleep that are significant from the viewpoint of the principle of homeostasis. In the jargon of the physiologic literature, the word 'homeostasis', introduced by W.B. Cannon (1926), refers to the existence of a constant state of extracellular body fluids with regards to their physical and chemical properties. Since normal cell function depends on the constancy of such fluids, in multicellular animals there are many regulatory mechanisms under the control of the central nervous
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 121 pages)
ISBN:1848165722
1848165730
9781848165724
9781848165731

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