Balancing between stiff and soft: A life-saving compromise for lung epithelium in lung injury

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1213-1214

  Birukov, Konstantin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISEASES; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INJURY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 84914169740     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00912.2014     Document Type: Editorial

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