This review focuses on how blood flow to contracting skeletal muscles is regulated during
exercise in humans. The idea is that blood flow to the contracting muscles links oxygen in …

The spleen, an important tissue for the immune system, acts as a filter for blood within the
immune system. Accumulating evidence suggests that the spleen affects a number of brain …

During exercise the cardiovascular system has to warrant substrate supply to working
muscle. The main function of red blood cells in exercise is the transport of O2 from the lungs …

BACKGROUND: The surveillance and effector functions of the immune system are critically
dependent on the appropriate distribution of immune cells in the body. An acute or short …

Understanding the physiology and genetics of human hypoxia tolerance has important
medical implications, but this phenomenon has thus far only been investigated in high …

The spleen combines the innate and adaptive immune system in a uniquely organized way.
The structure of the spleen enables it to remove older erythrocytes from the circulation and …

Structural and functional complexities of the mammalian lung evolved to meet a unique set
of challenges, namely, the provision of efficient delivery of inspired air to all lung units within …

Combining essential hematology content with the diagnostic features of an atlas, Veterinary
Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas delivers all the information you need to …

Background Neuroinflammation is a common therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury
(TBI) due to its contribution to delayed secondary cell death and has the potential to occur …

Traumatic injury to the brain (TBI) results in a complex set of responses involving various
symptoms and long-term consequences. TBI of any form can cause cognitive, behavioral …