"Pulmonary Alveoli" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small polyhedral outpouchings along the walls of the alveolar sacs, alveolar ducts and terminal bronchioles through the walls of which gas exchange between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood takes place.
| Descriptor ID |
D011650
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.411.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Alveoli- Pulmonary Alveoli
- Pulmonary Alveolus
- Alveoli, Pulmonary
- Alveolus, Pulmonary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pulmonary Alveoli" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pulmonary Alveoli" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Alveoli" by people in Profiles.
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Morphogenic, molecular and cellular adaptations for unidirectional airflow in the chicken lung. Development. 2025 Apr 15; 152(8).
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Blocking IL-17a Signaling Decreases Lung Inflammation and Improves Alveolarization in Experimental Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Am J Pathol. 2024 Nov; 194(11):2023-2035.
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Alveolar Epithelial Cell Dysfunction in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Linked to Lipid Alterations: Therapeutic Implications. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2024 Apr; 70(4):233-234.
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Histologic features and decreased lung FOXF1 gene expression in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia without a genetic diagnosis of alveolar capillary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 10; 58(10):2746-2749.
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Vasculopathy and Increased Vascular Congestion in Fatal COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 10 01; 206(7):857-873.
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Variable expressivity in a four-generation ACDMPV family with a non-coding hypermorphic SNV in trans to the frameshifting FOXF1 variant. Eur J Hum Genet. 2022 10; 30(10):1182-1186.
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Do paternal deletions involving the FOXF1 locus on chromosome 16q24.1 manifest with more severe non-lung anomalies? Eur J Med Genet. 2022 Jun; 65(6):104519.
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Paradoxical effects of cigarette smoke and COPD on SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease. BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Aug 23; 21(1):275.
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A model of the aged lung epithelium in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 07 08; 13(13):16922-16937.
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Pulmonary growth abnormalities as etiologies for pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 03; 56(3):678-685.