A 4-dimensional model of the alveolar structure

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-185

  Kitaoka, Hiroko ^a,d   Nieman, Gary F ^b   Fujino, Yuji ^c   Carney, David ^b   DiRocco, Joseph ^b   Kawase, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alveolar collapse; Alveolar deformation; Alveolar mouth; Closing volume; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG CLOSING VOLUME; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MODEL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RATS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 34250899128     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP000807     Document Type: Article

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