What do we know about mechanical strain in lung alveoli?

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Roan, Esra ^a   Waters, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distension; Lung injury; Mechanotransduction; Stretch

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; LASER MICROSCOPY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VENTILATION; MECHANICAL TORSION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PRESSURE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RABBITS; RATS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 80055104820     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00105.2011     Document Type: Review

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