Comparative Study
doi: 10.1007/BF02327080.
A scanning electron microscopic study of the air and blood capillaries of the lung of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)
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Comparative Study
A scanning electron microscopic study of the air and blood capillaries of the lung of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)
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Abstract
Air and blood capillaries of the lung of the domestic fowl constitute the functional gas exchange units. They anastomose profusely and interlace with each other in 3 dimensions. Air capillaries are not blind-ending tubules as has occasionally been suggested.
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