Airway Smooth Muscle
eBook - ePub

Airway Smooth Muscle

Modulation of Receptors and Response

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Airway Smooth Muscle

Modulation of Receptors and Response

About this book

Airway smooth muscle plays a dominant role in bronchial asthma, as well as a significant role in various pulmonary diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis and emphysema. Myogenic, neurogenic, and humoral factors control airway smooth-muscle tone. This text provides a state-of-the-art summary and critical discussion of airway smooth muscle from a multidisciplinary point of view. Topics discussed include morphology, biochemical regulation, mechanical and electrophysiological behavior and reflex control of smooth muscle; the epithelium-derived relaxing factor; and methods to measure smooth muscle function in vivo in humans and experimental animals, as well as in vitro in isolated airway tissues. Also discussed are calcium and potassium channels and receptors for adrenergic, cholinergic and histaminergic systems in modulating receptor-response coupling in airway smooth muscle. Airway Smooth Muscle: Modulation of Receptors and Response provides essential information for researchers, teachers, pulmonary specialists and allergists, and students interested in learning about airway smooth muscle.

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Yes, you can access Airway Smooth Muscle by Devendra K. Agrawal,Robert G. Townley in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medizin & Anatomie. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040288290
Topic
Medizin
Subtopic
Anatomie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. The Editors
  6. Contributors
  7. Dedication
  8. Table of Contents
  9. Chapter 1 Structure of Airway Smooth Muscle
  10. Chapter 2 Biochemical Regulation of Airway Smooth-Muscle Tone: An Overview
  11. Chapter 3 Airway Smooth Muscle: Electrophysiological Properties and Behavior
  12. Chapter 4 Calcium and Potassium Channels in Airway Smooth Muscle
  13. Chapter 5 Evaluation of Airway Smooth-Muscle Function In Vitro
  14. Chapter 6 Epithelium-Derived Relaxing Factor
  15. Chapter 7 In Vivo Measurement of Airway Responses in Experimental Animals
  16. Chapter 8 Clinical Methods to Evaluate Airway Reactivity
  17. Chapter 9 Pulmonary Reflex Effects on Airway Smooth Muscle and Ventilation
  18. Chapter 10 Adrenergic and Cholinergic Receptors and Airway Responsiveness
  19. Chapter 11 Airway Histamine Receptors and Their Significance in Allergic Lung Diseases
  20. Chapter 12 Mechanical Properties of Airway Smooth Muscle
  21. Index