Structural change of the acinus during growth assessed by single-breath tracer gas washouts

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 230-235

  Van Muylem, A ^a   Paiva, M ^b   Baran, D ^a   Yernault, J C ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

acinus; adolescents; Children; helium; lung growth; lung volume; maturation; single breath washout; slope of the alveolar plateau; sulfurhexafluoride

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SEX FACTORS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0029905885     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199610)22:4<230::AID-PPUL2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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