Morphological changes of carotid bodies in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A morphometric study in humans

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1119-1125

  Vinhaes, E N G ^a   Dolhnikoff, M ^a   Saldiva, P H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Carotid body; Hypoxia; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; CELL TYPE; CELL VOLUME; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; OXYGEN TENSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEM CELL;

EID: 0036818024     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001000002     Document Type: Article

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