Comparative Biology of the Normal Lung

Abstract

Overview of Diversity in the Respiratory System of Mammals (C.G. Plopper and K.E. Pinkerton). Architecture of Nasal Passages and Larynx (E.A. Gross and K.T. Morgan). Epithelial Cells of the Nasal Passages (Jack R. Harkema). Gross and Subgross Anatomy of Lungs, Pleura, Connective Tissue Septa, Distal Airways and Structural Units (W.S. Tyler and M.D. Julian). Architecture of the Tracheobronchial Tree (J.T. McBride). Epithelial Cells of Trachea and Bronchi (A.T. Mariassy). Secretory Glycoconjugates of Trachea and Bronchi (J. A. St. George and S. Wang). Epithelial Cells of Bronchioles (C.G. Plopper and D.M. Hyde). Secretory Proteins of Clara Cells and Type 2 Cells (C. Singh and S.L. Katyal). Architecture of the Acinus (R.R. Mercer and J.D. Crapo). Architecture and Cellular Composition of the Air-Blood Barrier (K.E. Pinkerton, P. Gehr and J.D. Crapo). Basement Membrane and Extracellular Matrix (P.L. Sannes). Kinetics of Pulmonary Cells (S.G. Shami and M.J. Evans). Innervation of the Lung (E. Zorychta and J.B. Richardson). Blood Vessels of the Lung (J.M. Kay). Comparative Respiratory Physiology of the Normal Lung (D.L. Costa, J.A. Raub, and J.S. Tepper). Elastic, Resistive, and Inertial Properties of the Lung (J.W. Watson). Comparative Ventilation of the Normal Lung (Y.-L. Lai). Pulmonary Hemodynamics (R.J. Porcelli). Gas Exchange at Rest and During Exercise in Mammals (J.H. Jones). Comparative Control of Respiration (D.F. Boggs). Aging of the Normal Lung (H. Sahebjami). Limitations of Pulmonary Function Testing (D.L. Costa/J.A. Raub, and J. Tepper). Carbohydrate/Intermediary Metabolism (Rodney A. Rhoades and Carolyn E. Patterson). Regulation of Antioxidant Enzyme Gene Expression in the Lung (Donald Massaro and Linda B. Clerch). Biochemistry of Lipid Mediators in the Lung (R.C. Murphy and A. Sala). Comparative Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Pulmonary Connective Tissues (Edmond Crouch and William Parks). Oxygen Metabolism in the Lung (H. Foreman and M .J. Thomas). Phospholipid Composition, Biosynthesis, and Secretion (Seamus A. Rooney). The Biology and Biochemistry of Pulmonary Alveolar Epithelial Cells (Richard H. Simon). Lung Endothelial Cell Biology (Norbert F. Voelkel). Defense Capabilities of the Respiratory Tract (R.B. Schleslinger). The Biochemical Pharmacology of Pulmonary Amine Disposition (Bruce R. Pitt, Christina L. Myers and C. Norman Gillis). The Isolated Perfused Lung Preparation as a Research Tool (Shih-Wen Chang and Norbert F. Voelkel). Comparative Biochemistry of Airway Lining Fluid (Gary E. Hatch). Control of Nasal and Airway Secretions, Ion Transport, and Water Movement (Walter E. Finkbeiner and J.H. Widdicombe). Mucociliary Function (Ronald K. Wolff). Pulmonary Macrophage Physiology: Origin, Motility, Endocytosis (Peter A. Valberg and James D. Blanchard). Immunology of the Respiratory Tract: An Overview of Structure and Function (M.J. Murray and K.E. Driscoll). Pulmonary Host Defenses: Nonspecific Immune M echanics (Hillel S.