Chernick-Mellins Basic Mechanisms of Pediatric Respiratory Disease

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This second edition of the landmark 1991 text will review the cellular and integrative aspects of the biology of the developing respiratory system. It will be an important resource to researchers in the subspec ialty of pediatric pulmonology and to practitioners who wish science t o inform their clinical decisions. The text will be an authoritative, comprehensive, and current summary of the scientific foundation of ped iatric pulmonology.

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Contents

SECTION I GENETIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
1
CHAPTER 2 Genetic and Molecular Basis of Airway and Lung Development
9
Surfactant Protein B Deficiency
24
CHAPTER 4 Developmental Biology of Surfactant
37
SECTION II STRUCTUREFUNCTION RELATIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DURING DEVELOPMENT
49
CHAPTER 6 Tissue Interactions in Lung Organogenesis
68
CHAPTER 7 Prenatal and Postnatal Development of the Pulmonary Circulation
77
CHAPTER 8 Responses of the Developing Lung to Injury
102
CHAPTER 22 Disorders of Ion Transport
294
CHAPTER 23 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Hypoxic Injury or Adaptation
312
CHAPTER 24 Effects of Hypoxia on the Developing Pulmonary Circulation
328
CHAPTER 25 Regulation of Cerebral Vascular Function by Oxygen
345
CHAPTER 26 Cardiopulmonary Physiology at Altitude
356
CHAPTER 27 Laryngeal Function and Respiratory System Neural Reflexes
377
CHAPTER 28 Fetal Respiratory Control and Changes at Birth
386
CHAPTER 29 Postnatal Development of Respiratory Control
398

CHAPTER 9 Development of the Thoracic Cage
124
CHAPTER 10 Structural and Functional Development of Respiratory Muscle
139
SECTION III DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
154
CHAPTER 12 Comparative Aspects of Neonatal Respiratory Mechanics
171
CHAPTER 13 Physiology of Cough
179
CHAPTER 14 Oxygen Transport
184
CHAPTER 15 Pulmonary Gas Exchange
200
CHAPTER 16 Tissue and Cellular Carbon Dioxide Transport and AcidBase Balance
216
CHAPTER 17 HeartLung Interactions
234
Implications for Ventilatory Failure
250
CHAPTER 19 Airway Smooth Muscle
261
CHAPTER 20 Pulmonary Edema and Injury to the Developing Lung
272
CHAPTER 21 Ion Flux and Homeostasis in the Lung
285
CHAPTER 30 Sleep and Respiratory Control
412
CHAPTER 31 Interacting Mechanisms of Physical Activity and Growth in Children
431
SECTION IV INFLAMMATION AND PULMONARY DEFENSE MECHANISMS
445
CHAPTER 33 Ciliogenesis of Airway Epithelium
452
CHAPTER 34 Immunology and Cellular Defense Mechanisms in the Lung
465
CHAPTER 35 Airway Secretions
472
Origins Functions and Clearance
489
CHAPTER 37 The Role of Oxidant Injury in the Pathogenesis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
505
CHAPTER 38 VirusInduced Inflammation in Airways
518
Molecular Mediators and Pathophysiologic Relevance
528
Index
537
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