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Pleura

Known as: Pleural Tissue, Wall of pleural sac 
The thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs (LUNG) and lining the THORACIC CAVITY. Pleura consist of two layers, the inner visceral pleura lying… 
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Advanced Pleural Malignant MesotheliomaAnatomical site notation for tumour staging PLEBiopsy of pleura (procedure)Blood supply aspects

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Mediastinal pleuraMembrane of right pleural sacMesothelium of pleuraParietal pleura

Broader (2)

Respiratory SystemSerous Membrane

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Cells in pleural fluid and their value in differential diagnosis
Background : Both non-malignant and malignant causes of effusion can be identified by the relatively non-invasive technique of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Wnt inhibitory factor-1, a Wnt antagonist, is silenced by promoter hypermethylation in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Vitronectin enhances internalization of crocidolite asbestos by rabbit pleural mesothelial cells via the integrin alpha v beta 5.
The mechanism by which pleural mesothelial cells, the likely progenitor cells of asbestos-induced mesothelioma, recognize and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The murine decorin. Complete cDNA cloning, genomic organization, chromosomal assignment, and expression during organogenesis and tissue differentiation.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of mesothelial and submesothelial stromal cells in matrix remodeling following pleural injury.
The pleural response to injury is a complex and poorly understood multifactorial process that can result in the development of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A new high resolution computed tomography scoring system for pulmonary fibrosis, pleural disease, and emphysema in patients with asbestos related disease.
The aim of this study was to describe a scoring system for high resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) scans analogous to the… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Antigenic phenotype of malignant mesotheliomas and pulmonary adenocarcinomas. An immunohistologic analysis demonstrating the value of Leu M1 antigen.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The production of 5-HETE and leukotriene B in rat neutrophils from carrageenan pleural exudates.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Morphogenetic and proliferative changes in the regenerating lung of the rat
Unilateral extirpation of the lung in rats is followed by increased mitotic activity in alveolar cells of the contralateral lung… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
The systemic lesions of malignant rheumatoid arthritis.
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