UID:
almahu_9948197129402882
Format:
1 online resource (1 volume)
ISBN:
9780470747490
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0470747498
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9780470747506
,
0470747501
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9780470723616
,
0470723610
,
9786612291661
,
6612291664
Content:
The Pulmonary Endothelium is a uniquely comprehensive compendium of our current knowledge of the pulmonary endothelium and is the first book dedicated specifically to the subject, offering insights into current and future approaches to management.
Note:
The Pulmonary Endothelium -- Cover13; -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- SECTION I: NORMAL PULMONARY ENDOTHELIUM. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, CELL BIOLOGY -- 1: Development of the Pulmonary Endothelium in Development of the Pulmonary Circulation -- 2: Anatomy of the Pulmonary Endothelium -- 3: Cadherins and Connexins in Pulmonary Endothelial Function -- 4: Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix -- 5: Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Calcium Signaling and Regulation of Lung Vascular Barrier Function -- 6: Pulmonary Endothelium and Nitric Oxide -- 7: Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Surface Metabolic Functions -- 8: Cell Biology of Lung Endothelial Permeability -- 9: Lung Endothelial Phenotypes -- 10: Pulmonary Endothelial Interactions with Leukocytes and Platelets -- 11: Mesenchymal8211;Endothelial Interactions in the Control of Angiogenic, Inflammatory, and Fibrotic Responses in the Pulmonary Circulation -- 12: Pulmonary Endothelium and Vasomotor Control -- 13: Pulmonary Endothelial Progenitor Cells -- 14: Bronchial Vasculature -- 15: Mapping Protein Expression on Pulmonary Vascular Endothelium -- SECTION II: MECHANISMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PULMONARY ENDOTHELIAL CELL INJURY -- 16: Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Death -- 17: Oxidant-Mediated Signaling and Injury in Pulmonary Endothelium -- 18: Hypoxia and the Pulmonary Endothelium -- 19: Viral Infection and Pulmonary Endothelial Cells -- 20: Effects of Pressure and Flow on the Pulmonary Endothelium -- 21: Therapeutic Strategies to Limit Lung Endothelial Cell Permeability -- 22: Targeted Delivery of Biotherapeutics to the Pulmonary Endothelium -- SECTION III:PULMONARY ENDOTHELIUM IN DISEASE -- 23: Endothelial Regulation of the Pulmonary Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn -- 24: Genetic Insights into Endothelial Barrier Regulation in the Acutely Inflamed Lung -- 25: Interactions of Pulmonary Endothelial Cells with Immune Cells and Platelets -- 26: Role of the Endothelium in Emphysema -- 27: Pulmonary Endothelium and Pulmonary Hypertension -- 28: Collagen Vascular Diseases and Pulmonary Endothelium -- 29: Pulmonary Endothelium in Thromboembolism -- 30: Pulmonary Endothelium and Malignancies -- Epilogue -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Pulmonary endothelium. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 ISBN 9780470723616
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0470723610
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic resource.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470747490
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470747490
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