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THE ROLE OF THE PULMONARY LYMPHATICS IN THE DEFENSES OF THE DISTAL LUNG: MORPHOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS OF INTRATRACHEALLY INSTILLATED PARTICLES*

1974; Wiley; Volume: 221; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1974.tb28225.x

1749-6632

Joseph M. Lauweryns, Johan Baert,

Head and Neck Anomalies

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 221, Issue 1 p. 244-275 Full Access THE ROLE OF THE PULMONARY LYMPHATICS IN THE DEFENSES OF THE DISTAL LUNG: MORPHOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS OF INTRATRACHEALLY INSTILLATED PARTICLES* Joseph M. Lauweryns, Joseph M. Lauweryns Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven Laboratorium voor Histopathologie 12 Minderbroedersstraat B 3000, Leuven, Belgium This investigation was supported by The Council for Tobacco Research, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorJ. H. Baert, J. H. Baert Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven Laboratorium voor Histopathologie 12 Minderbroedersstraat B 3000, Leuven, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author Joseph M. Lauweryns, Joseph M. Lauweryns Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven Laboratorium voor Histopathologie 12 Minderbroedersstraat B 3000, Leuven, Belgium This investigation was supported by The Council for Tobacco Research, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorJ. H. 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