Alveolar epithelial surface area-volume relationship in isolated rat lungs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2026-2033

  Tschumperlin, Daniel J ^a   Margulies, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell strain; Lung anatomy; Lung mechanics; Pulmonary; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VOLUME; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033061238     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.6.2026     Document Type: Article

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