This volume provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary overview of the aging lung, written by the main researchers in the field. Current physiological, cellular and molecular understanding of how the lungs age and the relationship to age-associated lung diseases will be presented. The contents are aimed at a broad audience of scientists and clinicians with an interest in the respiratory system, pathogenesis of age-associated lung diseases and clinical implications.
Edited by:
Richard Bucala (Yale Univ Usa), Patty J Lee (Yale Univ, Usa) Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Country of Publication: Singapore Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 953g ISBN:9789814635004 ISBN 10: 9814635006 Pages: 524 Publication Date:09 December 2015 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: Why Study the Aging Lung?; Structure and Function of the Aging Lung; Cellular and Molecular Changes of the Aging Lung;