The functional development of the respiratory system from the period of gestation to adulthood

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Sep;120(3):625-95. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.120.3.625.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / biosynthesis
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Lung Volume Measurements
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Pregnancy
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / physiology
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Pulmonary Surfactants / biosynthesis
  • Residual Volume
  • Respiration
  • Respiratory System / embryology
  • Respiratory System / growth & development*

Substances

  • Pulmonary Surfactants
  • Carbon Dioxide