Enhanced alveolar growth and remodeling in Guinea pigs raised at high altitude

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-115

  Hsia, Connie C W ^a   Carbayo, Juan J Polo ^a   Yan, Xiao ^a   Bellotto, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar duct; Alveolar surface area; Alveolar tissue volume; Diffusion barrier; Hypoxia; Lung diffusing capacity; Lung growth; Membrane diffusing capacity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAS TRANSPORT; GUINEA PIG; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG BLOOD VOLUME; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MATURATION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE; WEANING;

EID: 17444362233     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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