Development of a lung slice preparation for recording ion channel activity in alveolar epithelial type I cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung fluid balance in the healthy lung is dependent upon finely regulated vectorial transport of ions across the alveolar epithelium. Classically, the cellular locus of the major ion transport processes has been widely accepted to be...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Crandall Edward D, Kim Kwang-Jin, Borok Zea, Mason Helen S, Bourke Steven, Kemp Paul J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/40