Characterization of the isolated, ventilated, and instrumented mouse lung perfused with pulsatile flow

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 50, 2011, Pages

  Vanderpool, Rebecca R ^a   Chesler, Naomi C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic impedance; Ex vivo; Issue 50; Lung; Medicine; Mouse; Pulmonary vascular impedance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355129016     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2690     Document Type: Article

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