The alveolar water gate

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 2 30-2, 2004, Pages

  Bhattacharya, Jahar ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CAPILLARY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUID TRANSPORT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG EDEMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642582155     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00307.2003     Document Type: Editorial

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