Mechanical properties of the tracheal mucosal membrane in the rabbit. II. Morphometric analysis

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1022-1028

  Wang, Lu ^a   Pinder, Kenneth L ^a   Bert, Joel L ^a   Okazawa, Mitsushi ^a   Paré, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastin; Imaging analysis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELASTIC FIBER; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

EID: 0034014491     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.3.1022     Document Type: Article

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