Serosal Membranes (Pleura, Pericardium, Peritoneum) Normal Structure, Development and Experimental Pathology /

• Main Authors: Michailova, Krassimira N. (Author), Usunoff, Kamen G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, 183
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.

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Table of Contents:

• General Remarks. Main Functions of the Serosal Membranes
• Common Organization of the Pleura, Peritoneum and Pericardium
• Mesothelial Cells. Surface Membrane Specializations
• Stomata
• Milky Spots
• Transport Across the Serosal Membranes
• Secretory Functions of the Mesothelium with Special Reference to Fibrinolysis
• Healing and Regeneration. Serosal Adhesions
• Response to Inflammation
• Effects of Peritoneal Dialysis
• Material and Methods
• Material (A) Animals (B) Human
• Methods
• Results
• General Organization of the Human and Animal Serosal Membranes
• Development of the Pleura
• Horseradish Peroxidase Transfer Across the Serosal Membranes
• The Injured Serosal Membranes and Their Response
• Discussion
• Normal Structure of the Serosal Membranes
• Prenatal and Postnatal Development of the Pleura
• Transport across the Serosal Membranes
• Injured Serosal Membranes and Their Recovery
• Summary
• References
• Subject Index.