Respiratory Defense Mechanisms, Part 1

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Joseph D. Brain, Donald F. Proctor, Lynne M. Reid
M. Dekker, 1977 - 1216 pages

Contents

Modifications of Inspired
1
UNIT FOUR Pulmonary Clearance of Inhaled Materials
14
21 METABOLISM OF ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
21
2 THE AMBIENT AIR
25
3 ACCESS OF AIR TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
63
4 TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOR ADJUSTMENT
95
5 PARTICLE DEPOSITION
125
6 UPTAKE OF POLLUTANT GASES BY
157
Dynamics of Nasal Mucociliary Flow
417
Ontogeny of Nasal Epithelia
420
Nasal Secretory Antibody
421
Summary
422
References
423
12 NASAL MUCOCILIARY FUNCTION IN HUMANS
427
Fate of Inhaled Materials
431
Previous Studies of Mucociliary Function
434

UNIT TWO Cilia and Airways Secretions
191
8 THE NATURE AND ACTION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT CILIA
247
SOURCE BIOCHEMICAL
289
10 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CONTROL
357
The Volume of Respiratory Tract Secretions
367
Organ Culture Studies of Human Bronchial Mucous Gland Activity
371
Electron Microscopic Studies of Airway Secretion Control
381
Clinical Studies on the Modification of Bronchial Secretion
382
Future Investigation of Secretory Control Mechanisms
394
UNIT THREE Mucociliary Clearance Mechanisms
403
11 NASAL MUCOCILIARY SYSTEMS
405
Nasal Mucociliary Activity
411
Studies by the Authors
435
Discussion
446
References
449
13 MUCOUS MEMBRANE INJURY AND REPAIR
453
Pathogenesis of Experimental Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
463
Pathogenesis in Organ Cultures
471
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Humans and the Common Cold
475
Regeneration and Other Events in the Olfactory Membrane
477
Summary
480
References
481
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