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Table 4 Thickness of the interstitial layer of the air-blood barrier (τ int, derived from transmission electron microscopy images) and surface density of pulmonary capillaries (Sc, from light microscopy images).

From: Biochemical and morphological changes in endothelial cells in response to hypoxic interstitial edema

 

τ int, μm

Sc cm2/cm3

CONTROL + SHAM

0.03 ± 0.004

803.15 ± 28.06

HYPOXIA 3 h

0.05 ± 0.002

1018.25* ± 11.27

HYPOXIA 5 h

0.06* ± 0.01

857.05 ± 19.72

CARDIOGENIC EDEMA

0.06*$ ± 0.01

890.84$ ± 47.47

  1. Mean ± SD. * P < 0.05 vs control; $ data from ref. 13 for comparison