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Conceptually unsavoury, airway mucus is vital to homeostasis in the respiratory tract. In contrast, when abnormal, mucus contributes significantly to the pathophysiology of a number of severe bronchial diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. This volume provides wide ranging and in-depth coverage of the scientific and clinical aspects of airway mucus. It commences with introductory chapters which address the biochemical and molecular biological basis of airway mucus and continues with comprehensive coverage of the various physiological and rheological aspects of respiratory secretions. The clinical aspects of the topic are then considered, with chapters discussing the involvement of mucus secretions in bacterial infection and in hypersecretory diseases of the airway. The volume concludes with a discussion of the therapeutic aspects of the topic, both in terms of the possible approaches to the treatment of mucus hypersecretion and the interaction of these drugs with airway mucus. Written by leading experts in the field, each contribution provides a comprehensive review of its particular subject. Reflecting the latest advances in this important area of respiratory research, this volume will be of great interest to scientists and clinicians working in the field of airway secretions and related areas.

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Product Description: A comprehensive textbook for students providing a concise but thorough explanation of conceptual and quantitative aspects of respiratory physiology. Directed firmly towards the student market this book especially covers: chest wall function and the importance of the abdomen as part of the chest wall, a more modern approach to the regulation of breathing, expanded discussion of the pulmonary circulation and adoption of the new and much clearer teaching of acid-base balance...read more

Product Description: The fifth Oxford Conference was held on September 17th-19th, 1991, at the Fuji Institute of Training in Japan -the first time that the meeting has taken place in the Asian area. The facts that only a relatively few Japanese had attended previous Oxford Conferences and that Japan is far from other regions with possible participants made the organizers anticipate a small attendance at the meeting...read more

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Product Description: This work presents cellular and clinical studies of solute and water transport across the membranes that cover the distal surfaces of the lungs, detailing both selective and non-selective solute diffusion. It investigates evidence of active movement in preparations ranging from intact animals and whole lungs to cells grown upon various substrates, isolated cells and cell membranes...read more

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Product Description: This unique book provides a concise account, written by world authorities in their fields, of how the mammalian lung grows and matures before birth and how the lungs, and their ability to function well, can be affected by the environment and by genetic factors, both before and after birth...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)