Perspectives on lung endothelial barrier function /
[Book]
volume editor, Carolyn E. Patterson.
1st ed.
Boston :
Elsevier,
2005.
1 online resource (xiv, 525 pages) :
illustrations.
Advances in molecular and cell biology,
v. 35
1569-2558 ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copyright; front matter; Table of Contents; Foreword; Contributors; body; 1. The Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Pulmonary Edema; 2. Molecular Architecture of the Endothelium; 3. The Activated Endothelial Cell Phenotype; 4. Membrane and Cellular Signaling of Integrity and Acute Activation; 5. Adenylyl Cyclase and cAMP Regulation of the Endothelial Barrier; 6. Signaling and Prolonged Endothelial Activation; 7. Dynamic Microfilaments and Microtubules Regulate Endothelial Function; 8. Endothelial-Matrix Interactions in the Lung; 9. Interendothelial Junctions and Barrier Integrity.
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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 pathophysiology in respiratory failure.
Perspectives on lung endothelial barrier function.
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Pulmonary endothelium.
Capillary Permeability-- physiology.
Endothelial Cells-- metabolism.
Lung-- metabolism.
MEDICAL-- Physiology.
Pulmonary endothelium.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Human Anatomy & Physiology.