1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes 01 December 1978 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Mechanisms of reaginic hypersensitivity and immunotherapy

   • Kimishige Ishizaka
   • Teruko Ishizaka

   Review 01 December 1978 Pages: 3 - 22

3. Measurement of maximum inspiratory pressure during routine spirometry

   • Robert Gilbert
   • J. Howland Auchincloss
   • Sharon Bleb

   OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 23 - 32

4. Effect of disodium cromoglycate (Intal®) on antigen-induced histamine release from passively sensitized human lung in vitro

   • H. Morr

   OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 33 - 38

5. Immunological status of patients with recurrent chest infections

   • Marek Zembala
   • Teresa Adamek-Guzik
   • Andrzej Szczeklik

   OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 39 - 53

6. Abstracts of papers presented at the International Symposium on Mechanisms of Airways Obstruction, March 28–31, 1978, University of Stellenbosch, Parowvallei, South Africa

   Abstract 01 December 1978 Pages: 55 - 79

7. Journées Toulousaines de Pneumologie Octobre 14–15, 1977, Toulouse, France

   • A. Delaude

   Report 01 December 1978 Pages: 81 - 82

8. Book reviews

   • Bernhard M. Blum
   • L. Robert
   • A. B.

   BookReview 01 December 1978 Pages: 83 - 89

9. Pulmonary artery obstruction with fibrosing mediastinitis

   • Steven K. Zorn
   • E. Neil Schachter
   • Theresa McLoud

   OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 91 - 100

10. Long-term course of mineral oil pneumonia

    • Herbert Heckers
    • Franz W. Melcher
    • Kurt Nekarda

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 101 - 109

11. Blood gases and acid-base balance in children with bronchial asthma

    • Ejvor Oberger
    • Inga Engström

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 111 - 122

12. Calibration of flow-volume curves

    • Arend Bouhuys
    • James A. Virgulto

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 123 - 130

13. Recovery from hyperoxic depression of pulmonary 5-hydroxytryptamine clearance: Effect of inspired O₂ tension

    • Edward R. Block

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 131 - 140

14. Ipratropium bromide (Sch1000) monohydrate aerosol: Bronchodilator effect of three dose levels in asthmatics

    • R. E. Ruffin
    • M. T. Newhouse

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 141 - 146

15. Abstracts of the Scientific Communications at the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Respiratory Diseases, Lausanne, April 28–29, 1978

    Abstract 01 December 1978 Pages: 147 - 171

16. Book reviews

    • Paul G. Barash
    • E. Neil Schachter
    • D. C. Flenley

    BookReview 01 December 1978 Pages: 173 - 180

17. Books received for review

    Announcement 01 December 1978 Pages: 181 - 182

18. Editorial

    • A. B.

    EditorialNotes 01 December 1978 Pages: 183 - 183

19. The role of elastases in the development of emphysema

    • Charles Kuhn
    • Robert M. Senior

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 185 - 197

20. Cells, collagen and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    • Ronald G. Crystal
    • Jack D. Fulmer
    • Steven E. Weinberger

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 199 - 224

21. The importance of lymphocytes in pulmonary health and disease

    • Herbert Y. Reynolds

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 225 - 242

22. Sarcoidosis and mononuclear phagocytes

    • J. Bernard L. Gee
    • Phyllis T. Bodel
    • Richard A. Matthay

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 243 - 253

23. Measurement of phosphatidylcholine precursors — choline, ethanolamine and methionine — in fetal and adult rat lung

    • Dorothy Berlin Gail
    • Philip M. Farrell

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 255 - 263

24. Announcements

    Announcement 01 December 1978 Pages: 264 - 264

25. Book reviews

    • Richard A. Matthay
    • A. B.

    BookReview 01 December 1978 Pages: 265 - 267

26. Books received for review

    Announcement 01 December 1978 Pages: 268 - 268

27. Impaired CO transfer factors in bird fancier’s lung

    • W. Petro
    • E. Müller
    • J. Vogel

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 269 - 276

28. Accumulation of histamine and cyclic nucleotides in lung tissue during chronic hypobaric hypoxia

    • N. Völkel
    • E. Kaukel
    • Juliane Trautmann

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 277 - 286

29. Effect of oxygen exposure on lung clearance of amines

    • Edward R. Block
    • James K. Cannon

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 287 - 295

30. Specific hyposensitization of respiratory allergies with a new, tetrahydrofuran-treated semi-depot extract: A two-year study on effects and side effects

    • R. Rudolph
    • R. -D. Staud
    • G. Kunkel

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 297 - 308

31. Respiratory responses to one year of daily use of a cosmetic hair spray

    • Burton M. Cohen

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 309 - 320

32. Extracellular alkaline phosphatase in the airways of the rabbit lung

    • M. J. Reasor
    • D. Nadeau
    • G. E. R. Hook

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 321 - 335

33. Bleomycin-induced lung injury in baboons: Alteration of cells and immunoglobulins recoverable by bronchoalveolar lavage

    • B. McCullough
    • Sandra Schneider
    • W. G. Johanson

    OriginalPaper 01 December 1978 Pages: 337 - 358

34. Book reviews

    • Gary E. R. Hook
    • F. Kreuzer
    • John W. Jenne

    BookReview 01 December 1978 Pages: 359 - 370

35. Books received for review

    Announcement 01 December 1978 Pages: 371 - 371

36. Announcements

    Announcement 01 December 1978 Pages: 371 - 372