Perspectives on lung endothelial barrier function /

• Other Authors: Patterson, Carolyn E.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in molecular and cell biology ; v. 35.
• Subjects: Pulmonary endothelium.; Lung > metabolism.; Capillary Permeability > physiology.; Endothelial Cells > metabolism.; MEDICAL > Physiology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.; Electronic books.

Covers endothelial biology from the fundamentals of structure and lung fluid balance physiology to descriptions of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of lung failure. This illustrated text provides the knowledge of endothelial function, vascular integrity, pulmonary function, and p...