Description: Introduction (R.A. Roth). Nasal airways (J.R. Harkema). Tracheobronchial airways (K.E. Pinkerton, K.P. Avadhanam, J.L. Peake, C.G. Plopper). Pulmonary blood vessels (ie. conducting vessels only) (N.F. Voelkel, R.M. Tuder). Alveolar epithelium in lung toxicology (L.-Y. Chang, J.D. Crapo). Vascular endothelium and the lungs (M.J. Block, E.A. Drab, D.B. Rubin). The air/blood interface: connective tissue and interstitium (S.N. Giri, Q. Wang). Inflammatory cells of the lung: macrophages (A. Holian). Inflammatory cells of the lung: polymorphonuclear leukocytes (D.M. Hyde, A. Sterner-Kock). Pulmonary mechanical function and gas exchange (D.L. Costa, J.S. Tepper). Biochemical function of lungs: clearance of circulating, endogenous agents (I.G. Horvath E. Tzoufi, J.D. Catravas). Biochemical function of lungs: metabolism of xenobiotic agents (A.R. Buckpitt, M.K. Cruikshank). Carcinogenic responses of the respiratory tract (F.F. Hahn). Pulmonary developmental responses to toxicants (M. Voit Fanucchi, C.G. Plopper). Mucus and surfactant (T. Honda, K. Kubo, T. Kobayashi). Cell damage and cell renewal in the lung (H.P. Witschi). In vitro systems for studying respiratory system toxicology (E.M. Postlethwait, A. Bidani). Ozone (L. van Bree, J.A. Last). Oxygen toxicity (L. Frank). Oxides of nitrogen (M.J. Utell, M.W. Frampton). Sulfur oxides (R.B. Schlesinger, I. Jaspers). Aldehydes (H. d'A. Heck). Coal dust (V. Castranova, B.S. Ducatman). Crystalline silica and silicosis (K.E. Driscoll, G.D. Guthrie). Asbestos (A.R. Brody). Organic dusts (R.C. Rylander). Etiology of occupational asthma (TDI, plastic monomers, red cedar, etc.) (L. Fabbri, G. Caramori, P. Maestrelli). Carcinogenic effects of cigarette smoke on the respiratory tract (S.S. Hecht). Noncarcinogenic effects of cigarette smoke on the respiratory tract (T.J. Gronski Jr, S.D. Shapiro). Radon (J.M. Samet). Toxicity of airborne metals (D.E. Gardner, J.A. Graham). Nuisance dusts (R.O. McClellan). The pulmonary toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents (K. Ramu, J.P. Kehrer). Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (D. G. Hoyt, J.S. Lazo). Cationic, amphiphilic drugs (M.J. Reasor). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (C.M. Hoorn). Paraquat (L.L. Smith). Selected, nontherapeutic agents (3MI, ANTU, 2-naphthol, 3MF, 4IP, etc.) (G.S. Yost). Bacterial endotoxin (R. Burrell).

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