Modelling muco-ciliary transport in the lung
This thesis is concerned with modelling the liquid lining of the airways, which is transported towards the pharynx by beating cilia. It is not understood whether the ciliated epithelium normally absorbs water. Surface area decreases moving up the bronchial tree but the depth of the periciliary liqui...
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University of Birmingham
2006
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433704 |