TY - BOOK ID - 30670374 TI - Immunopharmacology of the respiratory system PY - 1995 SN - 1281038261 9786611038267 0080534554 0123523257 9780123523259 9780080534558 9781281038265 PB - London San Diego Academic Press DB - UniCat KW - Respiratory organs. KW - Immunopharmacology. KW - Pharmacoimmunology KW - Air passages (Anatomy) KW - Respiratory system KW - Immunology KW - Pharmacology KW - Immunotoxicology KW - Cardiopulmonary system UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30670374 AB - Immunopharmacology represents the boundary between the immune system and chemical mediators of the inflammatory and neuroendocrine responses. The subject as applied to the respiratory system embraces most of the common non-malignant lung diseases of which asthma and allied disorders are the most prevalent. An understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the disorders provides rationale for prevention and drug treatment as well as creating opportunities for novel drug development. This volume embraces all of these principles and should enable the reader to become rapidly updated in an area of ER -