Overview

This work presents current knowledge of the mechanisms of airway injury and repair in response to environmental factors such as chemicals, infectious agents, pollution, mechanical irritants and toxic agents. It examines the molecular biology, immunology, toxicology and pathology of repair processes in the airways.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jacques Chre tien ,  Daniel Dusser
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   v. 93
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.089kg
ISBN:  

9780824794859

ISBN 10:   0824794850
Pages:   600
Publication Date:   07 May 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

General Defense Mechanisms to Airway Injury Environmental Injuries of the Airways: Overview of Mechanisms and Pathology, Jacques Chretien and Micheline Nebut Morphological Characteristics of Human Airway Structures: Diversity and Unity, Claire J. Danel Immunological Defenses in Airways, Dario Olivieri, Alberto Pesci, and Guiseppina Bertorelli Nonimmunological Cellular Defense Mechanisms in Airways, J. F. Bernaundin, Roger Lacave, Anne Fajac, and Thierry Urban Role of Neural Mechanisms in Airway Defense, Peter J. Barnes Role of Peptidases in Airway Defense Mechanisms, Giovanni Piedimonte and Jay A. Nadel Airway Remodeling and Repair in Response to Injury Repair Processes of the Airway Epithelium, Edith Puchelle and Jean-Marie Zahm Cell Matrix in Response to Airway Injury, Alison D. Cambrey, Juan S. Campa, and Geoffrey J. Laurent Airway Remodeling in Disease, Jean Bosquet, Pascal Chanez, Francois-Bernard Michel, Philippe Godard, Francoise Capony, and Antonio Maurizio Vignola Bronchiectasis: Model of Subversion of Respiratory Host Defenses into Inflammatory Disease, Peter Cole Heat Shock Proteins in the Cell Defense Mechanisms of the Lung, Constance Barazzone, Pandora Christie, and Barbara S. Polla Toxic Chemicals Airway Inflammation in Isocyanate-Induced Asthma, L. M. Fabbri, Marina Saetta, Piero Maestrelli, and Cristina Mapp Cigarette Smoke-Induced Damage of Airway Mucosa, Peter Key Jeffery Role of Free Radicals in Airways Injury, Annick Clement and Bruno Housset Models for Studying Airways Response to Environmental Injury, Michael L. Russell and James D. Crapo Infectious Agents and the Airway Changes in Airways Structure and Function After Viral infection, David B. Jacoby Bacterial Infection and Airway Epithelium, Philippe Roussel, Genevieve Lamblin, and Reuben Ramphal Changes in Airway Structure After Airway Infection, Dominique Gaillard and Maria Christina Plotkowski

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unique an important addition to the Lenfant series. -Lung well-written and contains chapters by well-recognized expertsa valuable resource with a wealth of information. -Occupational Health & Safety

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