Molecular Sensors for Cardiovascular Homeostasis

"All living organisms have the capacity to sense and respond to mechanical stimuli..". This is the opening sentence in a book that describes the molecular basis of cardiovascular function. Although I am in a tangential field, I bought this book to bring myself up to date with ion channels. I expected the book to be good and it was. What I didn't expect was how readable it was. Good balance of technical science and plain English.