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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was intravenously injected into guinea-pigs to ultrastructurally examine the permeability of the blood/air barrier. Adults were given 300 mg/kg of the tracer in a small volume of saline, anesthetized and sacrificed at intervals by either intratracheal filling or right ventricular perfusion with 3% glutaraldehyde. The reaction product had passed through endothelial clefts and accumulated in the interstitium as early as 1.5 min after injection. This same degree of penetration occurred with either fixation method used. Tight junctions between pneumocytes prevented passage of the reaction product into alveoli. Pinocytotic vesicles were numerous in both endothelial and epithelial cells, but did not significantly contribute to tracer transport. Ten minutes post-injection was selected as optimal for this model since the highest concentration of tracer was found in the tissues at this time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0040-8166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
An ultrastructural study of the blood/air barrier in the guinea-pig.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article