Environmental Stressors in Health and Disease
| By: | Jurgen Fuchs |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780824705305 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781135551261 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2001 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This volume illustrates the impact of environmental oxidants on the tissues of the eyes, lungs and skin, as well as on the immune system - highlighting common illnesses, injuries and pathologies induced by pro-oxidant environmental xenobiotics such as inflammation, immune response, signal transduction, regulation of gene expression, and carcinogenesis. It provides clinical presentations and discusses the effects of environmental oxidants on target organs.