The lung : scientific foundations

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The lung : scientific foundations

editors, Ronald G. Crystal ... [et al.]

Lippincott-Raven, c1997

2nd ed

  • : [set]
  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The Second Edition of this renowned text distills the vast amount of current research on structure, function, injury and repair into a single, logically organized source. More than two hundred chapters, (thirty-five new), present state-of-the-art knowledge on the pulmonary processes, the lung in health and disease, and normal and abnormal cell growth. Coverage also includes: lung components; morphology; pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology; structure and function; lung injury, defense, and repair; and much more. More than 1,500 high-quality micrographs, charts and photographs highlight important points throughout

Table of Contents

Section Titles I. General Biologic Processes II. Strategies for Understanding the Lung in Health and Disease III. Major Components IV. Integrated Morphology: Growth and Form V. Integrated Physiology and Pathophysiology VI. The Fetal, Perinatal, Postnatal, and Aging Lung VII. Lung Injury, Defense and Repair VIII. Special Environments and Interventions

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