Disease Markers in Exhaled Breath (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: Nandor Marczin (Editor); Sergei Kharitonov (Editor); Magdi Yacoub (Editor); Peter J. Barnes (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: October 22, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780824708177
Subjects: Respiratory medicine; Pharmacology; Diseases; Molecular Pharmacology; Respiratory Diseases; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Lungs; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Biochemical markers; Breath tests; Diagnosis
First sentence: Since its discovery as an endothelial-derived relaxant factor (EDRF), nitric oxide (NO) has been demonstrated to play a critical role in numerous physiological processes, as well as in the pathophysiology of many diseases.