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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Adverse Effects of Altered Pulmonary Immunity
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Immunotoxicants
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Back Matter
About this book
Pulmonary Immunotoxicology comprises four sections. The first provides basic background concepts essential for understanding pulmonary immunotoxicology, including discussions of the normal structure and function of the respiratory system, its basic immunology, and the manner by which inhaled particles and gases are removed from the air and deposited upon respiratory tract surfaces. The second section provides an overview of the major types of pathological consequences which can arise from immunomodulation within the respiratory tract, including hypersensitivity and asthma, inflammation and fibrosis, as well as immunosuppression and autoimmunity. The third section, which comprises the largest portion of the book, deals specifically with major classes of airborne agents that are known to alter the immune function of the respiratory tract. These are arranged into major classes: organic agents, metals, gases, particles, biologics, and complex mixtures. The fourth and final section of the book explores the area of risk assessment, including discussions of the basic concepts of risk assessment as they apply specifically to immunotoxicologic effects upon the lungs, and the use of biomarkers as indices of potential pulmonary immunotoxic responses to inhaled materials.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, USA
Mitchell D. Cohen, Judith T. Zelikoff, Richard B. Schlesinger
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pulmonary Immunotoxicology
Editors: Mitchell D. Cohen, Judith T. Zelikoff, Richard B. Schlesinger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4535-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7843-3Published: 30 June 2000
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7046-8Published: 08 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4535-4Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 465
Topics: Pneumology/Respiratory System, Ecotoxicology, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Immunology