American Physiological Society Handbook of Physiology: Section 3: The Respiratory System Volume I: Circulation and Nonrespiratory Functions(Handbook of physiology) - Hardcover

Alfred P. Fishman

 
9780683032444: American Physiological Society Handbook of Physiology: Section 3: The Respiratory System Volume I: Circulation and Nonrespiratory Functions(Handbook of physiology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0683032445 ISBN 13: 9780683032444
Publisher: Distributed by Williams & Wilkins, 1985

Synopsis

The broad sweep of this volume is reflected in its discussion of such topics as growth and development of the lungs, pulmonary circulation, pulmonary metabolism, and pulmonary defense mechanisms. The newly recognized correlation between physiological behavior and anatomical structure underlies the first four chapters of the text, which deal with lung development and growth, and lung cell biology. Ultrastructure and biochemistry are the themes of chapters 5-12, which focus on the metabolism of lung cells and the metabolic functions of the lungs. The final five chapters discuss pulmonary defense mechanisms, covering such aspects as airway secretions, macrophages in the respiratory tract, and cilia; and events in the bloodstream such as coagulation, fibrinolysis, and interactions between formed elements of the blood and endothelial lining.

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Publisher
Distributed by Williams & Wilkins
Publication date
1985
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0683032445
ISBN 13 
9780683032444
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
584

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