Elastic properties of the bronchial mucosa: Epithelial unfolding and stretch in response to airway inflation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2061-2066

  Noble, P B ^a   Sharma, A ^a   McFawn, P K ^a   Mitchell, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway mechanics; Epithelium; Mucosal folds

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

EID: 28044441103     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00485.2005     Document Type: Article

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