Lung Connective Tissue

Location, Metabolism, and Response to Injury
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-22300-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First Published in 1981, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide into the connective tissue of the lung and its relationship to our environment and health. Filled with a vast repertoire of factual data and statistics, this book serves as a useful reference for Students of Medicine, and other practitioners in their respective fields.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pickrell, John

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pneumologie, Atmung, Asthma

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Collagen Structure. 3. Elastin Location and Structure. 4. Proteoglycans and Mucoproteins. 5. Collagen Biosynthesis. 6. Collagen Degradation. 7. Elastin Metabolism. 8. Metabolism of Proteoglycans and Mucoproteins. 9. Lung Cell Types and Their Kinetics. 10. Interaction of Mesenchymal Cells with the Extracellular Matrix - A Speculative Model. 11. Immunologic Mechanisms of Pulmonary Connective Tissue Injury. 12. Sequence of Events in Pulmonary Injury. 13. Pulmonary Fibrosis. 14. Pulmonary Emphysema. 15. Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma: Biochemistry, Rheology, and Mucociliary Clearance. 16. Pulmonary Neoplasia. 17. Summary. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John A. Pickrell