| Literature DB >> 11390951 |
G Miserocchi1, D Negrini, A Passi, G De Luca.
Abstract
Pulmonary interstitium is maintained dehydrated at subatmospheric pressure (-10 cmH(2)O) through low capillary permeability, low tissue compliance, and an efficient lymphatic drainage. Enzymatic degradation of proteoglycans disrupts the endothelial basal membrane and the matrix structure, triggering the development of pulmonary edema.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11390951 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.2.66
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714