Endogenous and Exogenous Regulation and Control of Physiological Systems

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CRC Press, Oct 27, 1999 - Medical - 472 pages
From a biomedical engineering perspective, this book takes an analytic, quantitative approach to describing the basic components of physiological regulators and control systems (PRCs). In Endogenous and Exogenous Regulation and Control of Physiological Systems, the author provides grounding in the classical methods of designing linear and nonlinear systems. He also offers state-of-the-art material on the potential of PRCs to treat immune system ailments, most notably AIDS and cancer.

The book focuses on certain "wet" physiological regulators, such as those using endocrine hormones as parametric control substances. Endogenous and Exogenous Regulation and Control of Physiological Systems includes simulations that illustrate model validations and the putative control of cancer and HIV proliferation. It explores novel, untried immunotherapies on the cutting-edge of PRC treatment and explores the latest technologies.
 

Contents

Chapter
1
Chapter 2
31
Chapter 3
55
Chapter 4
127
Special Types of ClosedLoop Drug Input Controllers
153
the Phase Plane
184
Chapter 6
217
Chapter 7
245
Chapter 10
293
Chapter 8
295
Chapter 9
325
The Human Immune System Seen from a Biomedical Engineering
353
Bibliography and References
435
Discussion of Simulation Languages for Physiological
445
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About the author (1999)

Robert B. Northrop (University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA) (Author)

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