Blood-Air Barrier [alveolokapilární membrána]

topical
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Terms

alveolo-kapilární membrána
krev-vzduch - bariéra
respirační membrána

 

Air-Blood Barrier
Alveolocapillary Membrane

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Definition

The barrier between capillary blood and alveolar air comprising the alveolar EPITHELIUM and capillary ENDOTHELIUM with their adherent BASEMENT MEMBRANE and EPITHELIAL CELL cytoplasm. PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE occurs across this membrane.

Annotation
coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)
DUI
D015824 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0024242
Previous indexing
Capillaries (1969-1989); Pulmonary Alveoli (1969-1989)
History note
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Public note
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