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Hypertension, or elevated blood pressure, is a major risk factor for various cardiovascular, renal diseases, and stroke. This book provides an overview of the various methods employed to study the genetics of hypertension, and discusses the progress and prospects of this area of research that may contribute towards individualized clinical management of hypertension in the future.

Covers the basics of pulmonary gas exchange, providing a central understanding of the processes involved, the interactions between the components upon which gas exchange depends, and basic equations of the process.

Our knowledge of the molecular and cellular processes that contribute to stroke pathophysiology has increased substantially and offers many targets for future therapeutic strategies. This book provides an overview of the current knowledge of stroke pathophysiology and the mechanisms that interfere with recovery and regeneration.