Cellular and connective tissue changes in alveolar septal walls in emphysema

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2086-2092

  Vlahovic, Gordana ^a,b,c   Russell, Michael L ^a,b,c   Mercer, Robert R ^a,b,c   Crapo, James D ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPHYSEMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033406743     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.6.9706031     Document Type: Article

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