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Alveolar duct

Known as: Ductus alveolaris, alveolar ducts 
The respiratory passage distal to the respiratory bronchiole. Alveolar sacs and alveoli arise from the alveolar duct.
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LungStructure of acinus of lungStructure of atrium of alveolusStructure of respiratory bronchiole

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Pulmonary alveolar structure

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Pulmonary lobule

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Estimating structural alterations in animal models of lung emphysema. Is there a gold standard?
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Fatty diabetic lung: altered alveolar structure and surfactant protein expression.
Pulmonary dysfunction develops in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in direct correlation with glycemia and is exacerbated by… 
2004
2004
Finite‐difference simulations of 3He diffusion in 3D alveolar ducts: Comparison with the “cylinder model”
Time‐dependent measurements of 3He diffusion in the lung could provide an accurate method to quantify alveolar length scales and… 
1991
1991
Effect of in utero vesicostomy on pulmonary hypoplasia in the fetal lamb with bladder outlet obstruction and oligohydramnios: a morphometric analysis.
1990
1990
A comparison of terminal airway remodeling in chronic daily versus episodic ozone exposure.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Incorporation of tritiated thymidine by epithelial and interstitial cells in bronchiolar-alveolar regions of asbestos-exposed rats.
Inhaled asbestos causes progressive interstitial lung disease. The authors have performed a series of studies to elucidate early… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
The ultrastructure of epithelial cells of the distal lung.
1973
1973
Morphological surface changes in the terminal bronchiolar region of NO2-exposed rat lung.
1969
1969
On the low-Reynolds-number entry flow into a circular cylindrical tube.
Review
1964
Review
1964
Respiratory tissue: structure, histophysiology, cytodynamics. II. New approaches and interpretations.
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