Spontaneous Peristaltic Airway Contractions Propel Lung Liquid through the Bronchial Tree of Intact and Fetal Lung Explants

Spontaneous contractions of the fetal airways are a well recognized but poorly characterized phenomenon. In the present study spontaneous narrowing of the airways was analyzed in freshly isolated lungs from early to late gestation in fetal pigs and rabbits and in cultured fetal mouse lungs. Propagat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2000-07, Vol.23 (1), p.11-18
Hauptverfasser:	Schittny, Johannes C, Miserocchi, Giuseppe, Sparrow, Malcolm P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bronchi - embryology Bronchi - metabolism Bronchi - physiology Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Embryonic and Fetal Development - physiology Gestational Age Lung - embryology Lung - metabolism Lung - physiology Mice Microscopy, Video Muscle Contraction Muscle Tonus Muscle, Smooth - physiology Organ Culture Techniques Pressure Rabbits Swine
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