At birth the mammalian airway switches from liquid secretion to absorption, a n important mechanismin lung liquid clearance. Airway ion transport was examined on the first postnatal day in 38 moderately preterm infant...At birth the mammalian airway switches from liquid secretion to absorption, a n important mechanismin lung liquid clearance. Airway ion transport was examined on the first postnatal day in 38 moderately preterm infants (29- 36 weeks gest ation). The absorptive airway ion transport capacity was well developed regardle ss of respiratory condition and there was little capacity for Cl- secretion.展开更多
文摘At birth the mammalian airway switches from liquid secretion to absorption, a n important mechanismin lung liquid clearance. Airway ion transport was examined on the first postnatal day in 38 moderately preterm infants (29- 36 weeks gest ation). The absorptive airway ion transport capacity was well developed regardle ss of respiratory condition and there was little capacity for Cl- secretion.
