Cellular and Molecular Biology of Airway Chemoreceptors (Medical Intelligence Unit) [Hardcover]

Ernest Cutz (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3540611991 | ISBN-13: 978-3540611998 | Publication Date: December 30, 1996 | Edition: 1

Pulmonary Neuroepithelial Bodies (NEBs) are clusters of innervated amine- and peptide-producing cells distributed throughout the airway mucosa and thought to function as hypoxia sensitive airway chemoreceptors involved in respiratory control or other pulmonary homeostatic mechanisms. This book reviews the recent advances in cellular and molecular biology of NEB cells with emphasis on the mechanism of oxygen sensing as well as morphology, ontogeny, molecular markers and in vitro models. The possible functions during neonatal adaptation are discussed, including implications in apnea of prematurity and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The book provides a review of alterations in NEBs observed under a variety of experimental and disease conditions, including a discussion of lung cancer in relation to NEB cells.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540611991
• ISBN-13: 978-3540611998
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,858,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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