The Number of Alveoli in the Human Lung
The Number of Alveoli in the Human Lung
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New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc
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English
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New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc
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The number of alveoli is a key structural determinant of lung architecture. A design-based stereologic approach was used for the direct and unbiased estimation of alveolar number in the human lung. The principle is based on two-dimensional topology in three-dimensional space and is free of assumptions on the shape, size, or spatial orientation of a...
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The Number of Alveoli in the Human Lung
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_80072876
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_80072876
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1073-449X
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1535-4970
DOI
10.1164/rccm.200308-1107OC
