Endocrinology of the Lung: Development and Surfactant Synthesis

Book Overview

Carole Mendelson has assembled a panel of leading investigators to critically review the various classes of endocrine, paracrine, and neuroendocrine factors that play a role in the regulation of lung development and surfactant production. Special attention is accorded the actions of glucocorticoids in lung development and the synthesis of surfactant glycerophospholipids and proteins. Also extensively treated are the roles of cell-cell interactions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468496085
• ISBN13: 9781468496086
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"