Lung Development

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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