TY - BOOK AU - Michailova,Krassimira N. AU - Usunoff,Kamen G. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Serosal Membranes (Pleura, Pericardium, Peritoneum): Normal Structure, Development and Experimental Pathology T2 - Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, SN - 9783540280453 AV - QP34-38 U1 - 612 23 PY - 2006/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Medicine KW - Human physiology KW - Biomedicine KW - Human Physiology N1 - General Remarks. Main Functions of the Serosal Membranes -- Common Organization of the Pleura, Peritoneum and Pericardium -- Mesothelial Cells. Surface Membrane Specializations -- Stomata -- Milky Spots -- Transport Across the Serosal Membranes -- Secretory Functions of the Mesothelium with Special Reference to Fibrinolysis -- Healing and Regeneration. Serosal Adhesions -- Response to Inflammation -- Effects of Peritoneal Dialysis -- Material and Methods -- Material (A) Animals (B) Human -- Methods -- Results -- General Organization of the Human and Animal Serosal Membranes -- Development of the Pleura -- Horseradish Peroxidase Transfer Across the Serosal Membranes -- The Injured Serosal Membranes and Their Response -- Discussion -- Normal Structure of the Serosal Membranes -- Prenatal and Postnatal Development of the Pleura -- Transport across the Serosal Membranes -- Injured Serosal Membranes and Their Recovery -- Summary -- References -- Subject Index N2 - (will follow) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28045-6 ER -