Lung fixation for the preservation of air spaces

Experimental Lung Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Blümler, Peter ^a   Acosta, Rodolfo H ^a   Thomas Semm, Angelika ^b   Reuss, Stefan ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3He; Fixation; Hyperpolarized gases; Inhalation state; Lung; MRI; Preparation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HELIUM; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; INHALATION; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VACUUM;

EID: 18744418619     PISSN: 01902148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01902140490242849     Document Type: Article

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