Title | Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Processes [electronic resource] : Role in Physiology and Pathophysiology of Lung Disease / edited by Maria G. Belvisi, Jane A. Mitchell |
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Imprint | Basel : Birkhรคuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhรคuser, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8474-7 |
Descript | IX, 230 p. online resource |
to Nitric Oxide Biology -- 1. Nitric Oxide Synthesis and Actions -- 2. Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen Species in the Lung -- Role of Endogenous Nitric Oxide in the Lung -- 3. Non-Adrenergic Non-Cholinergic Neurotransmission in the Airways: Role of Nitric Oxide -- 4. Localisation of Nitric Oxide Synthases in the Lung -- 5. Role of Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Tone -- 6. Nitric Oxide and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness -- 7. Bronchodilator Actions of Nitric Oxide and Related Compounds -- 8. Role of Nitric Oxide in Airway Inflammation -- Therapeutic Potential of Inhalded Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors in Lung Disease -- 9. Nitric Oxide in Exhaled Air: Relevance in Inflammatory Lung Disease -- 10. Luminal Nitric Oxide in the Upper Airways: Implications for Local and Distal Sites of Action -- 11. Inhaled Nitric Oxide as a Therapy for Diseases of the Pulmonary Vasculature -- 12. Combinded Use of Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors as a Possible Therapeutic Approach