The Lung Microstructure

  • Dean E. Schraufnagel
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Part of the Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine book series (EMBM, volume 10)

Abstract

Casting is an old method of studying the circulation of the lung. Leonardo da Vinci filled the heart and great vessels with wax and described the bronchial circulation. Malpighi, the famous Bolognese anatomist and physiologist, injected mercury and other materials into the blood vessels of the lung [27]. In the 19th century, Guillot injected gelatin into the pulmonary and bronchial circulations, and Miller used Wood’s metal to study the alveolar and circulatory structures of the lung [31]. In 1901, Grossner added India ink to gelatin to improve contrast [16]. Schlessinger mixed barium with gelatin to make a radiopaque medium to illustrate lung vascular relationships radiographically [38]. Krahl used vinylite casts of the blood vessels of the lung to show that the branching angles of veins were not as sharp as those of arteries [24].

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Pulmonary Artery Lung Fibrosis Bronchial Artery Pleural Surface Pulmonary Capillary 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dean E. Schraufnagel
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  1. 1.Section of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine M/C 787University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoUSA

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