Equivalent radius of paracellular 'pores' of the mesothelium

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 538-544

  Agostoni, Emilio ^a   Bodega, Francesca ^a   Zocchi, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Diffusional permeability to water and small solutes; Pericardium; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; PHOSPHOLIPID; SUCROSE; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MESOTHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0032817314     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.2.538     Document Type: Article

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