Comprehensive Toxicology, Volume 8: Toxicology of the Respiratory System

by A. Jay Gandolfi, I. Glenn Sipes, R.A. Roth, et al.

Book Overview

Volume 8 begins with a detailed description of the functional anatomy of the various regions and critical cells of the respiratory tract, from the nasal cavity to the gas exchange region. This section conveys the structural heterogeneity of the respiratory system and how it determines tissue and cellular targets for toxic agents. The next section describes functional and biochemical responses of the lungs to toxic insult and includes chapters on carcinogenic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080429734
• ISBN13: 9780080429731
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 657 Pages
• Weight: 3.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 1.5" x 7.5"