Transport properties of alveolar epithelium measured by molecular hetastarch absorption in isolated rat lungs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1730-1740

  Conhaim, Robert L ^a   Watson, Kal E ^a   Lai Fook, Stephen J ^b   Harms, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial permeability; Epithelial transport; Lung fluid balance; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

HETASTARCH;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG PERFUSION; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOSIS; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034807667     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.4.1730     Document Type: Article

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