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The air-blood barrier represents the maturity of developing lung. The development of air-blood barrier in human fetal lung was studied by transmission electron microscopy. The results obtained were as follows....
Shin JW, Kim KY, Lee YW, Jung JW, Lee BJ, Kim JY, Jo IH, Park IW, Choi BW
KMID: 2318488
Tuberc Respir Dis.
2004 Jul;57(1):37-46.
BACKGROUND: Lung pericytes are important constituent cells of blood-air barrier in pulmonary microvasculature. These cells take part in the control of vascular contractility and permeability. In this study, it was...
Industrial glues contain many kinds of organic solvents and glue sniffing by young people has become a social problem in Korea. Glue vapor may induce chronic toxicities different from those...
Chon SH, Paik DJ, Lee CB, Kim H, Chung WS, Kim YH, Kang JH, Jee HO
KMID: 2318680
Tuberc Respir Dis.
2005 Oct;59(4):397-405.
BACKGROUND: Laminin-1 is known to have regular functions in the development and course of differentiation of the lungs. The morphogenesis and distribution of laminin-1 still remains as a mystery and...