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The lung : development, aging and the environment /
This unique book provides a concise account, written by world authorities in their fields, of how the mammalian lung grows and matures before birth and how the lungs, and their ability to function well, can be affected by the environment and by genetic factors, both before and after birth. It provid...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK ; San Diego, Calif. :
Elsevier Academic Press,
�2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This unique book provides a concise account, written by world authorities in their fields, of how the mammalian lung grows and matures before birth and how the lungs, and their ability to function well, can be affected by the environment and by genetic factors, both before and after birth. It provides an understanding of the basis of some major lung diseases affecting infants and children. The book also deals with how the lung changes with age, and how the process of lung aging can be affected by the environment. * Discusses the mechanisms that regulate th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 403 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423755405 9781423755401 0080481353 9780080481357 9780123247513 0123247519 |