Morphological basis of alveolar-capillary gas exchange.

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• Publication year

  1973

• Venue

  Physiological Reviews

• Publication date

  1973-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Physics

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  DOI 10.1152/PHYSREV.1973.53.2.419PMID 4581654
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