Textbook of respiratory cell and molecular biology / Andrew J Wardlaw, Qutayba Hamid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wardlaw, A. J.

Contributor:

Hamid, Qutayba.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytology.

Molecular biology.

Respiratory organs--Diseases.

Respiratory organs.

Cell Biology.

Molecular Biology.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Respiration Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Cell Biology.

Molecular Biology.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Respiration Disorders.

Physical Description:

xii, 494 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Respiratory cell and molecular biology

Place of Publication:

London : Martin Dunitz ; Florence, KY : Distributed in the USA by Fulfilment Center, Taylor & Francis, 2002.

Summary:

A genuinely comprehensive surgical text, this book covers the effective management of ovarian cancer, and provides a step-by-step account of ovarian cancer surgery from initial assessment to post-operative follow-up, including the theoretical basis for surgical principles and techniques.

Contents:

Section A. Lung structure and development 1

1 Embryonic lung development / Martin Post, Keith Tanswell 3

2 Pathogenesis of diseases of lung development / Mary E Sunday 15

Section B. Pathogenesis of inflammatory lung disease 45

3 Immunological basis of lung disease / Andrew Wardlaw 47

4 The pathology of asthma / Eleanor M Minshall, Qutayba Hamid 73

5 Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / William MacNee, Kenneth Donaldson 99

6 Sarcoidosis / Gianpietro Semenzato, Carmelo Gurrieri, Fausto Adami, Carlo Agostini 133

7 Pathogenesis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis / Yvon Cormier, Evelyne Israel-Assayag 147

8 Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: cellular and molecular aspects / Lara Tayara, Adel Giaid 159

9 Pathogenesis of chronic pulmonary hypertension / Eunhee S Yi, Stewart Rich, Adel Giaid 183

10 Pathogenesis of unusual interstitial lung diseases / Andrew Wardlaw 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

905823178X

OCLC:

51811351