Blood-Air Barrier
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.
Also Known As:
Air Blood Barrier; Air-Blood Barriers; Alveolocapillary Membranes; Barrier, Air-Blood; Barrier, Blood-Air; Barriers, Air-Blood; Barriers, Blood-Air; Blood Air Barrier; Blood-Air Barriers; Membrane, Alveolocapillary; Membranes, Alveolocapillary; Air-Blood Barrier; Alveolocapillary Membrane
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