"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Alveoli" by people in Profiles.
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Endobronchial valve treatment for prolonged air leaks of the lung: a case series. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan; 91(1):270-3.
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KGF increases SP-A and SP-D mRNA levels and secretion in cultured rat alveolar type II cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1998 Feb; 18(2):168-78.