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(Chest. 1975;67:3S-7S.)
© 1975 American College of Chest Physicians

Growth and Aging of the Normal Human Lung

William M. Thurlbeck M.B. Ch.B.1 and G. Elspeth Angus M.Sc.1

1 Midhurst Medical Research Institute, Midhurst, Sussex, England

The lung grows primarily by alveolar multiplication, but alveoli also double in size from infancy to adult life. The time at which alveolar multiplication ceases is obscure. As the lung ages it loses alveolar surface area due to alteration in the internal geometry of the lung. Alveolar wall tissue is also lost, thought to reflect loss of capillary bed.






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