Rat lungs show a biphasic formation of new alveoli during postnatal development

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Tschanz, Stefan A ^a   Salm, Lilian A ^a   Roth Kleiner, Matthias ^b   Sebastien Barre F ^a   Burri, Peter H ^a   Schittny, Johannes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; NEWBORN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84903997656     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01355.2013     Document Type: Article

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