Title | Biochemistry of Pulmonary Emphysema [electronic resource] / edited by C. Grassi, J. Travis, L. Casali, M. Luisetti |
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Imprint | London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3771-9 |
Descript | XV, 200 p. 13 illus. online resource |
From the Contents: Pulmonary Emphysema: What's going on -- Elastin and the Lung -- An Introduction to the Endopeptidases -- Lung Proteinase and Emphysema -- Multiple Functions of Neutrophil Proteinases and their Inhibitor Complexes -- Kinetics of the Interaction of Human Leucocyte Elastase with Protein Substrates -- Proteinase Inhibitor Candidates for Therapy of Enzyme-Inhibitor Imbalances -- Antileucoprotease (Secretory Leucocyte Proteinase Inhibitor), A Major Proteinase Inhibitor in the Human Lung -- Development and Evaluation of Antiproteases as Drugs for Preventing Emphysema -- Genetic Control of Human Alpha-1-Antitrypson and Hepatic Gene Therapy -- Neutrophils, Neutrophil Elastase and the Fragile Lung