摘要:The extracellular lining of the pulmonary peripheral airways is of vital importance to the lung. In this report, some aspects of the pulmonary extracellular lining and the epithelial cells believed to be responsible for its formation and secretion have been briefly reviewed. The influence of a number of toxic agents on the extracellular lining either directly or via those cells involved in its formation indicates that the extracellular lining may be important in understanding numerous toxic agent interactions with the lung. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (4.8M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156