What is it about?
The book chapter is a review of what is known this far regarding formation of gas exchange membranes in vertebrates including timing, mechanisms, controlling molecules and outcomes.
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Why is it important?
survival of neonates is largely dependent on a mature functioning lung. Failure of proper maturation of the gas exchange membranes results in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). A clear understanding of this process could help in development of methods and drugs to mitigate against RDS.
Perspectives
Investigate the molecules and mechanisms that lead to formation of a thin blood-gas barrier.
Professor Andrew N Makanya
University of Nairobi
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This page is a summary of: Prenatal and Postnatal Development of the Vertebrate Blood–Gas Barrier, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18392-3_3.
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