1st Edition
Cilia, Mucus, and Mucociliary Interactions
616 Pages
by
CRC Press
616 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Written by nearly 60 of the world's leading investigators in this rapidly expanding field, this state-of-the-art reference furnishes detailed presentations on the basic science and clinical aspects of cilia, mucus, and mucociliary interactions. Providing stimulating coverage of the latest information in a single source, Cilia, Mucus, and Mucociliary Interactions discusses the genetic... Read more
Part 1 Basic science: dynein regulation; ciliary regulation; modelling of ciliary function; basic aspect of mucus. Part 2 Clinical practice: mucociliary clearance in various septal deformities; clinical studies in human tubal structures; mucociliaryfunction of respiratory epithelium - human and animal studies; bridging the gap between airway ion transport and mucociliary clearance; laboratory and clinical studies of mucus; airway bacteria and mucus production; medical modulation of mucus; definitionand diagnosis of primary and secondary mucociliary dysfunction; biochemical and pharmacological regulation of mucociliary activity; mucociliary clearance in paranasal sinuses; miscellaneous ciliary function; diagnosis, treatment and prevention ofmucociliary dysfunction. (Part contents).
Biography
Nadav Liron, Ervin Ostfeld, Zvi Priel, Yehudah Roth
