Airway Mucus: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Perspectives
Lethem, M. I. / Rogers, D. F.![Airway Mucus: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Perspectives](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/152/15254277/CHSBZCOP0315254277.jpg)
Conceptually unsavoury, airway mucus is vital to homeostasis in the respiratory tract. In contrast, when abnormal, mucus contributes significantly to the pathophysiology of a number of severe bronchial diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. This volume provides wide ranging and in-depth coverage of the scientific and clinical aspects of airway mucus. It commences with introductory chapters which address the biochem...