Alveolar epithelial transport in the adult lung
LG Dobbs, MD Johnson - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
The alveolar surface comprises> 99% of the internal surface area of the lungs. At birth, the
fetal lung rapidly converts from a state of net fluid secretion, which is necessary for normal
fetal lung development, to a state in which there is a minimal amount of alveolar liquid. The
alveolar surface epithelium facing the air compartment is composed of TI and TII cells. The
morphometric characteristics of both cell types are fairly constant over a range of
mammalian species varying in body weight by a factor of∼ 50,000. From the conservation of …
fetal lung rapidly converts from a state of net fluid secretion, which is necessary for normal
fetal lung development, to a state in which there is a minimal amount of alveolar liquid. The
alveolar surface epithelium facing the air compartment is composed of TI and TII cells. The
morphometric characteristics of both cell types are fairly constant over a range of
mammalian species varying in body weight by a factor of∼ 50,000. From the conservation of …
