Alveolar surface forces and lung architecture

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 183-193

  Bachofen, Hans ^a   Schürch, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alveolar architecture; Alveolar duct; Alveolar micromechanics; Surface tension; Surfactant; Surfactant structure; Tissue elasticity

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VOLUME; MICROCIRCULATION; MORPHOMETRICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

MICA;

EID: 0141617173     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(01)00315-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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