Videomicrometry of lung slices: A glimpse of the dynamic airway-parenchyma interaction in emphysematous lungs

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-612

  Seow, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; BRONCHOSPASM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SLICE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VIDEOMICROMETRY; ANIMAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; EMPHYSEMA; LUNG; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; LUNG; MICE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MICROTOMY; MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRACHEA;

EID: 38449094554     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00079907     Document Type: Editorial

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