Comparative physiology of the pulmonary blood-gas barrier: The unique avian solution

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  West, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gas exchange; Pulmonary circulation; Respiratory physiology; Stress failure; Type IV collagen; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4;

BLOOD GAS TENSION; BREATHING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; CAPILLARIES; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; PHYLOGENY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 72449152853     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00459.2009     Document Type: Review

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