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Stress distribution in a three dimensional, geometric alveolar sac under normal and emphysematous conditions
Pulmonary emphysema is usually the result of chronic exposure to cigarette smoke in at risk individuals. To investigate the hypothesis that lung damage in emphysema results from coincident weakening in the structural properties of the tissue and increased mechanical forces—as one explanation of the...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692121/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18044070 |