Lung injury : mechanisms, pathophysiology, and therapy /: mechanisms, pathophysiology, and therapy. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Robert H. Notter, senior editor, Jacob N. Finkelstein, Bruce A. Holm.
• Other Names: Notter, Robert H; Finkelstein, Jacob N; Holm, Bruce A
• Contents: Introduction / Claude Lenfant -- 1. Introduction to Lung Injury / Robert H. Notter, Jacob N. Finkelstein, and Bruce A. Holm -- 2. Principles of Lung Development, Growth, and Repair / Ian Copland, Keith Tanswell, and Martin Post -- 3. Acute Lung Injury: Etiologies and Basic Features / Paul R. Knight and Alexandre T. Rotta -- 4. Mediators and Inflammatory Cell Recruitment in Acute Lung Injury / Michael P. Keane, John A. Belperio, and Robert M. Strieter -- 5. Chronic Lung Injury : Basic Features and Clinical Relevance / David Perlman, Peter B. Bitterman, and Christine H. Wendt -- 6. Mediators and Mechanisms in Chronic Lung Injury and Fibrosis / Joseph A. Lasky, Luis A. Ortiz, and Arnold R. Brody -- 7. Roles of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Lung Injury / Ian C. Davis, John D. Lang, and Sadis Matalon -- 8. Vascular Dysfunction in Lung Injury / Stephen Wedgewood, Jeffrey R. Fineman, and Stephen M. Black -- 9. Surfactant Activity and Dysfunction in Lung Injury / Zhengdong Wang [and others] -- 10. Cell and Animal Models of Lung Injury / Jacob N Finkelstein [and others] -- 11. Genetically Modified Mouse Models of Lung Injury and Repair / Barry R. Stripp, Adam Giangreco, and Susan D. Reynolds -- 12. Genetically Modified Mouse Models of Lung Injury and Repair / Barry R. Stripp, Adam Giangreco, and Susan D. Reynolds -- 13. Ventilation Therapies and Strategies for Acute Lung Injury / C.C. Dos Santos and A.S. Slutsky -- 14. Anti-inflammatory Therapies for Lung Injury / Richard Phipps [and others] -- 15. Surfactant Replacement Therapy in Lung Injury / Patricia R. Chess [and others] -- 16. Antioxidant Therapy for Lung Injury / Tiina M. Asikainen and Carl W. White -- 17. Vascular Therapies in Lung Injury / Mahesh Bommaraju [and others] -- 18. Gene Therapy for Lung Injury / P.J. Sime [and others] -- 19. Combination Therapies for Lung Injury / Gloria S. Pryhuber [and others] -- 20. Summary and Future Research Directions / Robert H. Notter, Jacob N. Finkelstein, and Bruce A. Holm.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 857 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Lungs -- Pathophysiology; Pneumonia; Lungs -- Diseases -- Treatment; MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Lungs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Lungs -- Pathophysiology; Pneumonia; Lung -- physiopathology; Lung Diseases -- physiopathology; Lung Diseases -- therapy; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203025644; 9780203025642; 0849348269; 9780849348266; 9780824757939; 0824757939
• Related ISBNs: 0824757939
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.