Blood-Air Barrier
MESHD015824
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.
Synonyms
- Barrier, Blood-Air
- Barriers, Blood-Air
- Blood Air Barrier
- Blood-Air Barriers
- Alveolocapillary Membrane
- Alveolocapillary Membranes
- Membrane, Alveolocapillary
- Membranes, Alveolocapillary
- Air-Blood Barrier
- Air Blood Barrier
- Air-Blood Barriers
- Barrier, Air-Blood
- Barriers, Air-Blood
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