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Blood-Air Barrier

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003463

The barrier between capillary blood and alveolar air comprising the alveolar epithelium and capillary endothelium with their adherent basement membrane and epithelia cell cytoplasm. Pulmonary gas exchange occurs across this membrane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003463
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003463",
  "term": "Blood-Air Barrier",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The barrier between capillary blood and alveolar air comprising the alveolar epithelium and capillary endothelium with their adherent basement membrane and epithelia cell cytoplasm. Pulmonary gas exchange occurs across this membrane.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/blood-air-barrier/"
}

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