Chapter 1 Chemical Respiratory Hypersensitivity: an Introduction / Ian Kimber -- chapter 2 Allergic Asthma: an Interaction between Inflammation and Repair / Anthony P. Sampson -- chapter 3 Occupational Respiratory Allergy / Jonathon A. Bernstein -- chapter 4 Occupational Respiratory Allergy: Risk Assessment and Risk Management / Katherine M. Venables -- chapter 5 Immunobiology of Chemical Respiratory Sensitization / Ian Kimber -- chapter 6 Predictive Assessment of Respiratory Sensitizing Potential in Guinea Pigs / Katherine Sarlo -- chapter 7 Predictive Assessment of Respiratory Sensitizing Potential of Chemicals in Mice / Ian Kimber -- chapter 8 Predictive Assessment of Respiratory Sensitizing Potential of Proteins in Mice / Michael K. Robinson -- chapter 9 Chemical Respiratory Allergy: a Regulatory Viewpoint / Peter Evans
Summary
An overview of respiratory asthma is included in this text, which examines aspects of chemical respiratory allergy and occupational asthma caused by exposure to chemicals. It covers occupational safety measures, and methods for identifying and characterizing chemical allergens
