Metabolic Activities of the Lung -- Contents -- lntroduction -- Ultrastructural organization of the alveolar-capillary unit -- Discussion -- Hypoxia and pulmonary vascular endothelium -- Discussion -- Methods for the study of lung metabolism -- Discussion -- Substrate utilization by the lung -- Discussion -- Inactivation of monoamines by the lung -- Discussion -- The fate of circulating biologically active peptides in the lungs -- Discussion -- The lung as a generator of prostacyclin -- Discussion -- Interrelationships between prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 -- Discussion -- Regulation of pulmonary arachidonic acid metabolism by anti-inflammatory steroids -- Discussion -- Slow-reacting substances and their structural elucidation -- Discussion -- The lung in relation to vasoactive polypeptides -- Discussion -- Endocrine influences on aspects of lung biochemistry -- Discussion -- Hormonal influences during fetal lung development -- Discussion -- Pulmonary angiotensin-converting enzyme and its inhibition: a historical survey -- Discussion -- Modulation of converting enzyme activity by hypoxia and its physiological effect? -- Discussion -- Non-respiratory functions of the lung in the perinatal period -- Discussion -- Prostaglandin receptors in the airways -- Discussion -- The lung, whole-body metabolism and disease -- Discussion -- General discussion -- Surface charge and pulmonary endothelial transport -- Metabolic studies and clinical applications -- Summing-up -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.