Lung Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Lung Branching Morphogenesis: Role of Growth Factors and Extracellular Matrix....Pages 1-27
Development of Lung Elastic Matrix....Pages 28-45
Differentiation and Maturation of Airway Epithelial Cells: Role of Extracellular Matrix and Growth Factors....Pages 46-76
Gene Expression in Alveolar Development....Pages 77-121
Lung Development and Pulmonary Angiogenesis....Pages 122-151
Development of the Pulmonary Vasculature....Pages 152-195
Nitric Oxide and Endothelin in the Developing Pulmonary Circulation: Physiologic and Clinical Implications....Pages 196-220
Development of Cellular Host Defense Mechanisms....Pages 221-254
Development of Lung Epithelial Ion Transport: Implications for Neonatal Lung Disease....Pages 255-281
Mechanisms of Cell Growth and Tissue Repair....Pages 282-303
Bioactive Peptides and Lung Development....Pages 304-326
Transgenic Models of Lung Development and Disease....Pages 327-346
Nutritional Aspects of Lung Development....Pages 347-363
Pulmonary Hypoplasia: Role of Mechanical Factors in Prenatal Lung Growth....Pages 364-394
Pulmonary Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms....Pages 395-424
Lung Development after Transplantation....Pages 425-439
Back Matter....Pages 441-451