Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing
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Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing.
Physiological ageing of the lung is associated with dilatation of alveoli, enlargement of airspaces, decrease in exchange surface area and loss of supporting tissue for peripheral airways ("senile emphysema"), changes resulting in decreased static elastic recoil of the lung and increased residual volume and functional residual capacity. Compliance of the chest wall diminishes, thereby increasin...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13a36.x