Pulmonary Biology in Health and Disease - Bittar, Edward E.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2002)
Anatomy and Ultrastructure of the Lung -- Biology of Mammalian Airway Epithelium -- Alveolar Surfactant -- Regulation of the Airway Caliber -- Receptors and Reflexes of the Respiratory Tract -- The Control of Respiration -- Arterial Chemoreceptors -- The Respiratory Muscles in Health and Disease -- Mechanics of Respiration -- The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Gas Exchange -- The Pulmonary Circulation in Health and Disease -- Regulation of Lung Water: Role of the Bronchial Circulation -- Airway Wall Liquid in Health and Disease -- Correlations Between the Pulmonary Circulation and Gas Exchange in Health and Disease -- Respiratory Regulation of Acid-Base Balance in Health and Disease -- Exercise and Breathing in Health and Disease -- High-Altitude Physiology and Pathophysiology -- Lung Immunology and Host Defense -- Acute Lung Injury -- Asthma -- Pathobiology of Emphysema -- Inhaled Noninfectious Toxicants and Their Effects on the Lung.
Keywords: Life sciences; Animal physiology; Biophysics; Biological physics; Human physiology; Life Sciences, general; Animal Physiology; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics; Human Physiology