 Pulmonary Alveoli
"Pulmonary Alveoli" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Small polyhedral outpouchings along the walls of the alveolar sacs, alveolar ducts and terminal bronchioles through the walls of which gas exchange between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood takes place.
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D011650
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.411.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Alveoli- Pulmonary Alveoli
- Pulmonary Alveolus
- Alveoli, Pulmonary
- Alveolus, Pulmonary
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Alveoli" by people in Profiles.
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Zuo W, Zhang T, Wu DZ, Guan SP, Liew AA, Yamamoto Y, Wang X, Lim SJ, Vincent M, Lessard M, Crum CP, Xian W, McKeon F. p63(+)Krt5(+) distal airway stem cells are essential for lung regeneration. Nature. 2015 Jan 29; 517(7536):616-20.
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Shigeta A, Tada Y, Wang JY, Ishizaki S, Tsuyusaki J, Yamauchi K, Kasahara Y, Iesato K, Tanabe N, Takiguchi Y, Sakamoto A, Tokuhisa T, Shibuya K, Hiroshima K, West J, Tatsumi K. CD40 amplifies Fas-mediated apoptosis: a mechanism contributing to emphysema. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2012 Jul; 303(2):L141-51.
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Kumar PA, Hu Y, Yamamoto Y, Hoe NB, Wei TS, Mu D, Sun Y, Joo LS, Dagher R, Zielonka EM, Wang de Y, Lim B, Chow VT, Crum CP, Xian W, McKeon F. Distal airway stem cells yield alveoli in vitro and during lung regeneration following H1N1 influenza infection. Cell. 2011 Oct 28; 147(3):525-38.
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Wang D, Haviland DL, Burns AR, Zsigmond E, Wetsel RA. A pure population of lung alveolar epithelial type II cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 13; 104(11):4449-54.
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Burns AR, Takei F, Doerschuk CM. Quantitation of ICAM-1 expression in mouse lung during pneumonia. J Immunol. 1994 Oct 01; 153(7):3189-98.
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Burns AR, Hosford SP, Dunn LA, Walker DC, Hogg JC. Respiratory epithelial permeability after cigarette smoke exposure in guinea pigs. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1989 May; 66(5):2109-16.
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Montaner JS, Tsang J, Evans KG, Mullen JB, Burns AR, Walker DC, Wiggs B, Hogg JC. Alveolar epithelial damage. A critical difference between high pressure and oleic acid-induced low pressure pulmonary edema. J Clin Invest. 1986 Jun; 77(6):1786-96.
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Janoff A, Raju L, Dearing R. Levels of elastase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of healthy smokers and nonsmokers. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1983 May; 127(5):540-4.
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Crandall ED, Flumerfelt RW. Effect of time-varying blood flow on oxygen uptake in the pulmonary capillaries. J Appl Physiol. 1967 Dec; 23(6):944-53.
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