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Original Article

Influence of Temperature and Decreased Water Content of Inspired Air on the Ciliated Bronchial Epithelium A Physiological and Electron Microscopical Study

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Pages 124-131 | Received 20 Jul 1976, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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