Nasal Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nasal Disorders

1. Mucus, Goblet Cell, Submucosal Gland
Takeshi Shimizu

2. Cilia, Ciliary Movement, and Mucociliary Transport
Mark Jorissen, Martine Jaspers

3. Functional Defense Mechanisms of the Nasal Respiratory Epithelium
Robert C. Kern, Jennifer R. Decker

4. Local Nasal Inflammation: T Cells and B Cells
Els Schryver, Lien Calus, Lara Derycke, Claus Bachert, Philippe Gevaert

5. Mast Cells
Hirohisa Saito

6. Macrophage
Hideyuki Kawauchi

7. The Neutrophil and Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Martin Y. Desrosiers, Shaun J. Kilty

8. The Role of Eosinophils in Rhinologic Diseases
Jens Ponikau, Hirohito Kita, David A. Sherris

9. Nasal NO and Its Role in the Physiology of the Nose and Diagnosis
Peter W. Hellings, Glenis K. Scadding

10. Olfaction
Caroline Huart, Philippe Eloy, Philippe Rombaux

11. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Sneezing and Itching: Mechanisms of the Symptoms
Murat Songu, T. Metin Onerci

12. The Dry Nose
Rainer K. Weber, Tanja Hildenbrand, Detlef Brehmer, Jochen A. Werner

13. Physiology of the Aging Nose and Geriatric Rhinitis
Victoria E. Varga-Huettner, Jayant M. Pinto

14. Nutrition and the Upper Respiratory Tract
James Bartley

15. Nose as a Route for Drug Delivery
Ana Serralheiro, Gilberto Alves, Joana Sousa, Ana Fortuna, Amílcar Falcão

16. Physiology of Lacrimal Drainage
Ali Riza Cenk Çelebi, T. Metin Önerci

17. Intranasal Trigeminal Perception
Philippe Rombaux, Caroline Huart, Basile Landis, Thomas Hummel

18. Sinus Pain
James Bartley

19. Computational Fluid Dynamics of the Nasal Cavity
Ralph Mösges

20. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nasal Breathing
Gunter H. Mlynski

21. Function of the Turbinates: Nasal Cycle
Rainer K. Weber, Jochen A. Werner

22. The Nasal Valves
Oren Friedman

23. Nose and Sleep Breathing Disorders
Anne-Lise Poirrier, Philippe Eloy, Philippe Rombaux

24. Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Kivanc Gunhan

25. Physiology: Rhinomanometry
John Pallanch

26. Acoustic Rhinometry
Evren Hizal, Ozcan Cakmak

27. New Measurement Methods in the Diagnostic of Nasal Obstruction
Gunter H. Mlynski

28. Testing of Transport, Measurement of Ciliary Activity
Mark Jorissen, Martine Jaspers

29. Nasal Defensive Proteins: Distribution and a Biological Function
Hideyuki Kawauchi

30. Assessment of Olfactory Function
Philippe Rombaux, Stephanie Collet, Caroline Huart

31. Electron Microscopy and the Nose
Mürvet Hayran

32. Genetic Background of the Rhinologic Diseases
Mehmet Gunduz, Eyyup Uctepe, Esra Gunduz

33. Vomeronasal Organ
Cemal Cingi, Aytuğ Altundağ, İsmail Koçak

34. Physiology of the Nasal Cartilages and Their Importance to Rhinosurgery
Wolfgang Pirsig

35. Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Growing Nasal Skeleton
Henriette L. Verwoerd-Verhoef, Gerjo J. V. M. Osch, Carel D. A. Verwoerd

36. Physiologic Concerns During Rhinoplasty
E. B. Kern

37. Nasal Pulmonary Interactions
James Bartley, Conroy Wong

38. Physiologic and Dentofacial Effects of Mouth Breathing Compared to Nasal Breathing
Tulin Taner, Banu Saglam-Aydinatay

39. Nanomedicine and the Nose
Gürer G. Budak, Cengiz S. Ozkan, Mihrimah Ozkan

40. The Nose and the Eustachian Tube
Özlem Önerci Çelebi, T. Metin Önerci

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Otorhinolaryngology, Immunology, Pathology