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Viser: Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences
Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences
Frank C. Hoppensteadt, Charles S. Peskin, J. E. Marsden, L. Sirovich, M. Golubitsky og W. Jager
(2001)
Sprog: Engelsk
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Detaljer om varen
- 2. Udgave
- Hardback
- Udgiver: Springer New York (Oktober 2001)
- Forfattere: Frank C. Hoppensteadt, Charles S. Peskin, J. E. Marsden, L. Sirovich, M. Golubitsky og W. Jager
- ISBN: 9780387950723
1.1 Plan of the Circulation.-
1.2 Volume, Flow, and Pressure.-
1.3 Resistance and Compliance Vessels.-
1.4 The Heart as a Pair of Pumps.-
1.5 Mathematical Model of the Uncontrolled Circulation.-
1.6 Balancing the Two Sides of the Heart and the Two Circulations.-
1.7 The Need for External Circulatory Control Mechanisms.-
1.8 Neural Control: The Baroreceptor Loop.-
1.9 Autoregulation.- 2 Gas Exchange in the Lungs.-
2.1 The Ideal Gas Law and the Solubility of Gases.-
2.2 The Equations of Gas Transport in One Alveolus.-
2.3 Gas Transport in the Lung.-
2.4 Optimal Gas Transport.-
2.5 Mean Alveolar and Arterial Partial Pressures.-
2.6 Transport of O2.-
2.7 Computer Solution of the Equations for O2 Transport in the Lung.-
2.8 Computing Projects Concerning Oxygen Transport by the Lung.-
2.9 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 3 Control of Cell Volume and Electrical Properties of Cell Membranes.-
3.1 Osmotic Pressure and the Work of Concentration.-
3.2 A Simple Model of Cell Volume Control.-
3.3 The Movement of Ions Across Cell Membranes.-
3.4 The Interaction of Electrical and Osmotic Effects.-
3.5 The Hodgkin-Huxley Equations for the Nerve Action Potential.-
3.6 Computer Simulation of the Nerve Action Potential.-
3.7 Suggestions for Computing Projects Concerning the Nerve Impulse.-
3.8 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 4 The Renal Countercurrent Mechanism.-
4.1 The Nephron.-
4.2 Dynamics of Na+ and H2O: Transport along the Renal Tubules.-
4.3 The Loop of Henle.-
4.4 The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus and the Renin-Angiotensin System.-
4.5 The Distal Tubule and Collecting Duct: Concentrating and Diluting Modes.-
4.6 Remarks on the Significance of the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.-
4.7 How Nephrons Do Better Than a Factor of e.-
4.8 Computing Project on theInteracting Nephron Population Model.-
4.9 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 5 Muscle Mechanics.-
5.1 The Force-Velocity Curve.-
5.2 Crossbridge Dynamics.-
5.3 Computer Simulation of Crossbridge Attachment and Detachment.-
5.4 Suggested Computing Projects on Crossbridge Dynamics.-
5.5 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 6 Neural Systems.-
6.1 Guttman's Experiments on Phase Locking.-
6.2 Biological Rhythms.-
6.3 Model Neural Networks.-
6.4 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 7 Population Dynamics.-
7.1 Bacterial Cultures.-
7.2 Age Structures.-
7.3 Microbial Ecology.-
7.4 Nonlinear Reproduction Curves.-
7.5 Controlling Populations.-
7.6 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 8 Genetics.-
8.1 Population Genetics.-
8.2 Biotechnology.-
8.3 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 9 A Theory of Epidemics.-
9.1 Spread of Infection Within a Family.-
9.2 The Threshold of an Epidemic.-
9.3 Predicting the Severity of an Epidemic.-
9.4 Annotated References.- Exercises.- 10 Patterns of Population Growth and Dispersal.-
10.1 Random Walks and the Process of Diffusion.-
10.2 Bacterial Growth on a Petri Plate.-
10.3 Concluding Remarks.-
10.4 Annotated References.- Exercises.- Appendix A Getting Started with Matrices and Matlab.- Appendix B Background on Random Processes.