Respiratory Defense Mechanisms, Part 1Joseph 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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