Lung development and regeneration lung biology in health and disease vol 190 edited by dj massaro g decarlo massaro and p chambon published by marcel dekker new york 2004 pages 593 isbn 0 8247 5439 5 although its title is not fully indicative in this respect this book focuses on two chronic diseases with disordered lung alveolar structure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease emphysema copd which results from structure destruction and bronchopulmonary dysplasia bpd of . Series lung biology in health and disease book 100 hardcover 768 pages publisher crc press 1 edition january 2 1997 language english isbn 10 0824797728 isbn 13 978 0824797720 product dimensions 61 x 16 x 92 inches shipping weight 3 pounds view shipping rates and policies customer reviews be the first to write a review amazon best sellers rank 13279985 in books see . Lung growth in health and disease 117 reduction is to about half indicating that interference with lung growth is early as early as the 10th week the time that the gut migrates back into the abdomen from the umbilical cord this is probably when the gut enters the thorax alveolar number is reduced but relatively less in that it is proportional or appropriate for the reduced airway number as judged by the emery mithal count 1960 this means that the programme for airways . Growth factors mediate tissue interactions and regulate a variety of cellular functions that are critical for normal lung development and homeostasis besides their involvement in lung pattern formation growth and cell differentiation during organogenesis these factors have been also implicated in modulating injury repair responses of the adult lung. Lung growth and development lung biology in health and disease amazoncouk mcdonald john a books