The blood–air barrier or air–blood barrier, (alveolar–capillary barrier or membrane) exists in the gas exchanging region of the lungs. It exists to prevent...

The blood–testis barrier is a physical barrier between the blood vessels and the seminiferous tubules of the animal testes. The name "blood-testis barrier"...

Blood barrier may refer to: Blood–air barrier Blood–brain barrier Blood–ocular barrier Blood–retinal barrier Blood–testis barrier Blood–thymus barrier...

(those with high blood pressure). Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung capillaries Blood–brain barrier – Semipermeable...

place. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide at the blood–air barrier between the alveolar air and the pulmonary capillary. Alveoli make up the functional...

epithelium of retinal pigment. Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung capillaries Blood–brain barrier – Semipermeable capillary...

Physiology or Medicine. Blood–air barrier, also known as alveolar–capillary barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung capillaries Capillary...

this barrier was first proposed in 1961 and demonstrated to exist in mice in 1963. Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung...

between the lungs and the blood. The alveolar and pulmonary capillary gases equilibrate across the thin blood–air barrier. This thin membrane (about...

microscopic dead-end air-filled sacs called alveoli, where a very thin membrane (called the blood-air barrier) separates the blood in the alveolar capillaries...

(Fig. 10). This blood gas barrier is extremely thin (in humans, on average, 2.2 μm thick). It is folded into about 300 million small air sacs called alveoli...

The following is a partial list of the "A" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM)...

the reactions discussed above. This results in disruption of the blood–air barrier, eventually causing pulmonary edema. The extent of damage in the alveoli...

the process of passing therapeutically active molecules across the blood–brain barrier into the brain. This is a complex process that must take into account...

According to one study, the sparkling violetear has the smallest mean blood-air barrier thickness (0.183 μm) and the highest mass-specific respiratory surface...

The Corrupted Blood incident (also known as the World of Warcraft pandemic) took place between September 13 and October 8, 2005, in World of Warcraft...

Blauhöhle – Flooded cave system in Southern Germany Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung capillaries A Blueprint for Survival –...

cross the blood–brain barrier and enter interstitial fluid, where it then increases excitotoxicity, potentially affecting permeability of the blood–brain...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (BLEACH 千年血戦篇, Burīchi: Sennen Kessen-hen), also known as Bleach: The Blood Warfare, is a Japanese anime television series...

concentration, it must pass through barriers such as the alveoli walls, capillary walls, capillary blood plasma, red blood cell membrane, interstitial space...

environment and tissues Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung capillaries Breathing – Process of moving air in and out of the...

shields. These barriers are an example of personal protective equipment to guard the face against splashing, spraying or splattering of blood or other potentially...

series in the Blood franchise following the 2005–2006 series Blood+. The original 12-episode series aired during 2011, with a sequel film, Blood-C: The Last...

circulating blood in animals Patent foramen ovale – A heart defect present at birth Blood–air barrier – Membrane separating alveolar air from blood in lung...

True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball, airing from 2008 to 2014. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries...

copolymer is used to embolize blood vessels. Mokwena, K. Khanah; Tang, Juming (2012). "Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol: A Review of Barrier Properties for Packaging...

systemic inflammation for which exposure to air pollutants is a known risk factor. The blood-brain barrier is also more permeable in the very young and...

Construction materials, including installed equipment and all fortification and barrier materials. Class V – Ammunition of all types, bombs, explosives, mines...

cross into the blood stream and cause irregular heartbeats, heart attacks, and strokes. Particulates can also cross the blood–brain barrier and cause degenerative...

cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity, stroke, blood pressure, and ischemic heart diseases (IHD). Air pollution is a leading risk factor for stroke, particularly...