Comparative biology of the normal lung / edited by Richard A. Parent, PhD, DABT, FATS, RAC, ERT, Consultox Ltd., Damariscotta, Maine.
| Other author | Parent, Richard A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015. |
| Description | xvii, 815 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2015 [EBCPTPS15] |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Section 1: Structural and cellular diversity of the mammalian respiratory system. 1. Overview of diversity in the respiratory system of mammals / Kent E. Pinkerton, Laura S. Van Winkle, and Charles G. Plopper -- 2. Comparative anatomy and epithelial cell biology of the nose / Jack R. Harkema -- 3. Gross and subgross anatomy of lungs, pleura, connective tissue septa, distal airways, and structural units / Janice L. Peake and Kent E. Pinkerton -- 4. Architecture of the tracheobronchial tree / Kent E. Pinkerton [and 5 others] -- 5. Secretory glycoconjugates of the trachea and bronchi / Judith A. St. George -- 6. Epithelial cells or trachea and bronchi / Susan D. Reynolds, Kent E. Pinkerton, and Andrew T. Mariassy -- 7. Epithelial cells of the bronchiole / Charles G. Plopper and Dallas M. Hyde -- 8. Architecture of the gas exchange region of the lungs / Robert R. Mercer adn James D. Crapo -- 9. Architecture and cellular composition of the air-blood tissue barrier / Kent E. Pinkerton [and 3 others] -- 10. Basement membranes and the extracellular matrix / Jane E. Farrington and Philip L. Sannes -- 11. Comparative mammalian lung primary surface epithelial cell culture / Peter F. Bove and Scott H. Randell. |
| Contents | Section 2: Comparative respiratory physiology of the normal lung. 12. Gas exchange at rest and during exercise in mammals / Peter D. Wagner, James H. Jones and Kim E. Longworth -- 13. Aging of the normal lung / Graeme R. Zosky -- 14. Pulmonary hemodynamics / Saurabh Aggarwal [and 3 others] -- 15. Comparative control of respiration / Mehdi Saeed Hazari and Aimen K. Farraj -- 16. Mechanical properties of the lung / Jason H. T. Bates -- 17. Methods, measurements, and interpretation of animal lung function in health and disease / Jeffrey S. Tepper and Daniel L. Costa. |
| Contents | Section 3: Comparative biology of the normal lung. 18. Oxygen metabolism in the lung / Andrew J. Gow and Henry J. Forman -- 19. The biochemistry of endothelial cells / Rashmin C. Savani -- 20. Comparative biology of the normal lung extracellular matrix / Stephanie A. Matthes [and 3 others] -- 21. Lipid mediators and lung function / Barry Weinberger [and 3 others] -- 22. Lung lipid composition and surfactant biology / Aron B. Fisher -- 23. Regulation of airway lining fluid in health and disease / James D. Londino, James F. Collawan and Sadis Matalon -- 24. Zinc homeostasis in lung / Hui-Hua Li [and 5 others] -- 25. Antioxidant defenses in the lung / Albert van der Vliet. |
| Contents | Section 4: Physical and immunological defenses of the respiratory tract. 26. Comparative defense capability of the respiratory system: introduction and section overview / Gary R. Burleson and Richard B. Schlesinger -- 27. Deposition of particles / James S. Brown -- 28. Deposition of inhaled gases and vapors / John B. Morris -- 29. Mucociliary function / W. Michael Foster -- 30. Pulmonary immunology of infectious disease / Gary R. Burleson, Stefanie C. M. Burleson and Florence G. Burleson -- 31. The effect of particle deposition on immunological response as measured by cytokine production / Madhuri Singal -- 32. Pulmonary macrophages / Debra L. Laskin, Rama Malaviya and Jeffrey D. Laskin -- 33. Pulmonary dendritic cells / Donald N. Cook and Hideki Nakano -- 34. Pulmonary mast cells / Pranita Katwa and Jared M. Brown -- 35. The immune basis of allergic lung disease / Stefanie C. M. Burleson [and 4 others] -- 36. Role of genetic factors in pulmonary disease susceptibility / Berran Yucesoy, Victor J. Johnson and Michael I. Luster. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014954193 |
| ISBN | 9780124045774 |
| ISBN | 0124045774 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |