Surviving Hypoxia: Mechanisms of Control and Adaptation is a synthesis of findings and thoughts concerning hypoxia. The thermodynamics of hypoxia are discussed in detail, including acid-base balance and self-pollution resulting from the accumulation of anaerobic end-products. The book focuses on descriptions and discussions of common facets, contrasting solutions in a variety of physiological hypoxia defense strategies, including those shown by plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. Special treatment is given to the distinctive problems that hypoxia presents to vulnerable organs such as the kidney, liver, and brain. It also addresses pathological events in addition to protective mechanisms. Clinical implications of basic research are examined in the book, which provides new insights into underlying pathological processes occuring in hypoxic-induced organ failure and indicates new paths for successful clinical intervention. Surviving Hypoxia: Mechanisms of Control and Adaptation is an excellent reference for all researchers interested in the physiological effects of hypoxia, underlying pathological events, and protective mechanisms.

Peter William Hochachka, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., born in Bordenave, Alberta, obtained his formal training at the University of Alberta (Honors B.Sc.), Dalhousie University (M.Sc.), and Duke University (Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowship). Peter L. Lutz, Ph.D., holds the McGinty Eminent Scholar Chair in Biology at Florida Atlantic University. Thomas J. Sick, Ph.D., is Professor of Neurology in the School of Medicine at the University of Miami and holds joint appointments in the Department of Physiology/Biophysics, and Marine Biology and Fisheries at the University of Miami Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Myron Rosenthal, Ph.D., is Professor of Neurology and Physiology/Biophysics in the School of Medicine of the University of Miami. He also is Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries at that university's Rosensteil School. Guido E.E.J.M. van den Thillart, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Animal Physiology at the Department of Biology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.