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Morphometry of the Alveolar Region of the Lung

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Toxicology of Inhaled Materials

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 75))

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Morphometry is the quantitation of shapes or structures as they exist in three dimensions derived from analysis of two-dimensional profiles taken through these structures. Volumes, surface areas, thicknesses, and numerical densities of tissue structures are the most common measurements made using morphometric techniques.

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  1. K. E. Pinkerton
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  2. J. D. Crapo
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  1. Toxicology, Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    Hanspeter Witschi M.D. (Section Head) (Section Head)

  2. Department of Environmental Science and Physiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave., 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph D. Brain S.D. in Hyg. (Professor of Physiology, Director, Respiratory Biology Program) (Professor of Physiology, Director, Respiratory Biology Program)

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Pinkerton, K.E., Crapo, J.D. (1985). Morphometry of the Alveolar Region of the Lung. In: Witschi, H., Brain, J.D. (eds) Toxicology of Inhaled Materials. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69521-6_10

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