Lung development: Number of terminal bronchiolar duct endings and gas exchange surface area in victims of sudden infant death syndrome

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 339-343

  Beech, D J ^a   Sibbons, P D ^b   Howard, C V ^a   Van Velzen, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Westeinde Zienkenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; Gas exchange surface area; Growth; Stereology; Sudden infant death syndrome; Terminal bronchiolar duct ending

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG LOBE; ORGAN SIZE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BRONCHI; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0035024019     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1056     Document Type: Article

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