Blood: The Science, History, and Mysteries of Life's Vital Flow
Every day, millions of people have diagnostic laboratory tests or donate blood. Why is blood so important? Blood reaches every remote corner of our being, provides nutrients, carries oxygen, and removes impurities from tissues. Blood is not only a transport and defense system, but it also plays a cr...
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2025.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2025. |
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| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92481-1 |
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Sommario:
- -- Religious and social aspects.
- Bloodletting, an ancient therapy.
- Blood, racism, and misbeliefs.
- Women, blood, and prejudices.
- The discovery of blood.
- The composition of blood, Cells and Plasma.
- Hematology and Immunology.
- Where blood is made, the Bone Marrow.
- How blood gets around the body.
- Not having enough hemoglobin: anemia.
- When blood does not clot properly (hemophilia).
- When there is too much clotting (thrombosis).
- Transfusion of blood and blood components.
- The discovery of blood groups: the requirement of compatible blood.
- Blood-borne viruses.
- Blood tumors and their therapies.