Download or read book Pulmonary Defences written by Robert A. Stockley and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1997-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive review of the physical, biochemical and cellular defences of the lung. It investigates their background to explain the success of the systems in maintaining health. The principles that apply are then brought into context by the description of the animal models that are used to study the response to infections. The final section addresses the lung defences from the viewpoint of the organisms and antigens inhaled.