The fetal lung 1: developmental aspects
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Vol. 16 (3), 284-290
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00228.x
Abstract
A literature survey is presented on normal fetal development during the embryonic, pseudoglandular, canalicular, saccular and alveolar stages in the human fetus. Normal anatomical and physiological aspects of fetal lung development including the fetal pulmonary circulation are described. Factors which may influence fetal lung growth and consequently may play a role in the development of pulmonary hypoplasia are discussed, such as intrauterine and intrathoracic space, lung fluid, fetal breathing movements, normal balance of volume and pressure in the lung and interference with the blood supply. Copyright © 2000 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyThis publication has 45 references indexed in Scilit:
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