Handbook of Physiology: Section 3: The Respiratory System Volume I: Circulation and Nonrespiratory Functions (Handbook of Physiology Revised Edition)

ISBN 10: 0195206673
ISBN 13: 9780195206678
Author: Alfred P. Fishman
Edition: Rev Sub
Release: 1988-02-18
Format: Hardcover (584 pages)
List Price: $136.00
Tags: Medicine, General, Basic Science, Physiology, Professional & Technical, Medical

Book Description: 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.