Respiratory System (Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals, Vol 2)

This book provides a concise approach to understanding the spontaneous and induced lesions in the respiratory system of laboratory animals, especially the rat, mouse, and hamster. This expanded second edition keeps the basic format of the first edition but provides much more information applicable to the study of toxicologic pathology. The approach adopted through the entire volume is precise identification of the cells followed by consideration of perturbations caused by toxicants of other etiologic agents. Current understanding of the nature and significance of pathologic lesions is probed throughout the volume. Although toxicologic pathology is emphasized, experimental pathologists and other scientists will find this book especially useful.