Nervous Control of the Heart

A comprehensive review of autonomic control of the heart and coronary blood vessels. This volume tackles the subject at all levels of control, from neurotransmitters, receptors and signal transduction mechanisms, to the responses of the conducting tissue, cardiac and vascular smooth muscle. The work also shows how the local autonomic factors contribute to the regulation of coronary blood flow and it highlights the role of the autonomic nervous system in cardiovascular diseases.