Abstract: The distensibility of pulmonary veins of cats, in the diametric range of 100–1200 μm, was studied as a function of the venous pressure pv and pleural pressure pPL , while the alveolar air ...

Abstract: When synthesizing the available data of vessel elasticity of mammalian lung from the literature, the lack of data in the intermediate range of vessel sizes becomes evident. In an effort to ...

Abstract: When a compressive impact load is applied on the chest, as in automobile crash or bomb explosion, the lung may be injured and show evidences of edema and hemorrhage. Since soft tissues have ...

Abstract: Morphometic data of the pulmonary artery in the cat’s right lung are presented. Silicone elastomer casts of cat’s right lung were made, and measured, counted and analyzed. The Strahler system ...