Ultrastructural pathology of the alveolar type II pneumocytes of human donor lungs. Electron microscopy, stereology, and microanalysis

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 432, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-239

  Fehrenbach, Heinz ^a,b,d   Wahlers, Thorsten ^b   Ochs, Matthias ^a   Brasch, Frank ^a   Schmiedl, Andreas ^a   Hirt, Stefan W ^c   Haverich, Axel ^b,c   Richter, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alveolar epithelium; Lung transplantation pathology; Reperfusion injury; Surfactant; Type II pneumocyte

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LAMELLAR BODY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANELLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; REPERFUSION INJURY; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0031940670     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050160     Document Type: Article

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