Disease Markers in Exhaled Breath: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Applications (Nato: Life and Behavioural Sciences, 346)

Also published in 2003 in the Lung biology in health and disease series by M. Dekker. Approximately 60 papers from the June 2001 conference in Crete discuss disease markers and specific disorders, with particular attention to nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, asthma, chronic lung diseases, transplantations, ARDS and oxidative stress, new technological developments, and industrial applications. Contributors include medical researchers from North America, Europe, and Egypt. Only authors appear in the index. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR This monograph contains contributions from the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Disease Markers in Exhaled Breath: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Applications, held in 2001. This ASI was designed to summarise and disseminate knowledge regarding this rapidly evolving field of lung biology. 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.