Spontaneous peristaltic airway contractions propel lung liquid through the bronchial tree of intact and fetal lung explants

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-18

  Schittny, Johannes C ^a,b,c   Miserocchi, Giuseppe ^a,b,c   Sparrow, Malcolm P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033906431     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.23.1.3926     Document Type: Article

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