Toxicology of the Lung

Gardner; Donald E. Inhalation Toxicology Association, Raleigh, North Carolina,,Crapo; James D National Jewish Medical and Research Center,McClellan; Roger O. Consultant, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA,

Preface. Inhalation Exposure Systems Design, Methods, and Operation. Comparative Structure, Function, and Toxicity of the Nasal Airways: Predicting Human Effects from Animal Studies. Metabolism of Xenobiotics by the Respiratory Tract 4. Acute Lung Injury in Response to Toxicologic Exposures. Cytokines and Regulation of Pulmonary Inflammation. Recent Advances in the Immunology of the Lung. Structure-Activity Models of Chemically Induced Pulmonary Hypersensitivity. Pulmonary Reactions and Mechanisms of Toxicity of Inhaled Fibers. Chronic Inhalation Bioassays for Respiratory-tract Carcinogenesis. Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity of Inhaled Substances. Ambient airborne Particulate Matter: Toxicology and Standards. Space Toxicology: Assessing Human Health Hazards During Spaceflight. Critical Health Issues of Criteria Air Pollutants. The Epidemiological Approach to Investigating Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution. Environmental Asthma. Clinical Studies of Airborne Pollutants. Mechanisms and Models for Respiratory-tract Uptake of Volatile Organic Chemicals. Dosimetry of Particles in Laboratory Animals and Humans. Regional Respiratory-tract Absorption of Inhaled Reactive Gases A Modeling Approach. Developing Risk Assessment for Airborne Materials.