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Air Sacs

Known as: Sac, Air, Air Bladders, Bladders, Air 
A part of the respiratory system in multiple species (predominantly avian) which are variably connected with the lung.
National Institutes of Health

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Air-bladder (in fishes)
Alveolar sacBlood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClass osteichthyes - bony fish (organism)
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Reconstructing lineage hierarchies of the distal lung epithelium using single cell RNA-seq
The mammalian lung is a highly branched network in which the distal regions of the bronchial tree transform during development… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A Gait Monitoring System Based on Air Pressure Sensors Embedded in a Shoe
Measurement of ground contact forces (GCFs) provides necessary information to detect human gait phases. In this paper, a new… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina
Background Living birds possess a unique heterogeneous pulmonary system composed of a rigid, dorsally-anchored lung and several… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Tissue-engineered autologous bladders for patients needing cystoplasty
BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage bladder disease can be treated with cystoplasty using gastrointestinal segments. The presence… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Rapid increases in the steady-state concentration of reactive oxygen species in the lungs and heart after particulate air pollution inhalation.
In vitro studies suggest that reactive oxygen species contribute to the cardiopulmonary toxicity of particulate air pollution. To… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
FGF is an essential mitogen and chemoattractant for the air sacs of the drosophila tracheal system.
The Drosophila adult has a complex tracheal system that forms during the pupal period. We have studied the derivation of part of… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Bad bugs and beleaguered bladders: interplay between uropathogenic Escherichia coli and innate host defenses.
Strains of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the causative agents in the vast majority of all urinary tract infections… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Transport of Asian air pollution to North America
Using observations from the Cheeka Peak Observatory in northwestern Washington State during March-April, 1997, we show that Asian… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Passive smoking exposure in adults and chronic respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA Study). Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults, SAPALDIA Team.
The association between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms was examined in a sample of 4,197 never… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Photosynthesis
We discuss the physical and enzymatic bases of carbone isotope discrimination during photosynthesis, noting how knowledge of… Expand
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