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Cardiovascular System > Blood-Air Barrier
Respiratory System > Lung > Pulmonary Alveoli > Blood-Air Barrier

Preferred term

Blood-Air Barrier  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

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Entry terms

  • Air Blood Barrier
  • Air-Blood Barrier
  • Air-Blood Barriers
  • Alveolocapillary Membrane
  • Alveolocapillary Membranes
  • Barrier, Air-Blood
  • Barriers, Air-Blood
  • Membrane, Alveolocapillary
  • Membranes, Alveolocapillary

Note

  • coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 90

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015824

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