A retrospective of lung morphometry: From 1963 to present

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 305, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Weibel, Ewald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CAPILLARY BLOOD; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STEREOLOGY;

ANATOMY, REGIONAL; ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEW YORK CITY; RATS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84884395286     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00169.2013     Document Type: Editorial

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