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Gender, sex hormones and respiratory disease : a comprehensive guide /

This book discusses normal sex-related differences in lung structure and function and the role these differences play in lung disease. New research on the effects of sex hormone signaling on specific cell types of the lung has begun to reveal how these hormones may drive or prevent lung disease. Exp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hemnes, Anna R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Humana Press, [2015]
Colección:Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book discusses normal sex-related differences in lung structure and function and the role these differences play in lung disease. New research on the effects of sex hormone signaling on specific cell types of the lung has begun to reveal how these hormones may drive or prevent lung disease. Expertly written chapters examine the effects of sex hormones on normal pulmonary structure and function, hormone signaling in lung health, and specific diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and lung cancer. Gender, Sex Hormones, and Respiratory Disease: A Comprehensive Guide focuses on our current understanding and the gaps in research, with suggestions for future directions and implications for therapy. This book is a useful reference for pulmonologists and researchers and will prompt further inquiry aimed at improving overall lung health.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 213 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:References
ISBN:9783319239989
3319239988
ISSN:2197-7372