The chips are about the size of a penny and are intended to mimic an organ system - in this case,
lung vasculature.
In the study, the fungal infection Candida albicans was introduced to mice or human models of
the lung vasculature and as blood was pumped over that system, researchers recorded what happened using highly sophisticated microscopes.
The chips are about the size of a penny and are intended to mimic an organ system — in this case,
lung vasculature.
The characteristic scarring and loss of
lung vasculature was slowed in every mouse, and the lung tissue of some mice began to return to normal.
Not exact matches
Thoracic radiographs provide information about heart size, status of pulmonary
vasculature, and changes in the
lungs.1 Evaluating the size and shape of the heart silhouette on radiographs is a key step in diagnosing and assessing severity of cardiac disease in dogs.2
The subsequent inflammation of the pulmonary
vasculature and
lungs can be easily misdiagnosed as feline asthma or allergic bronchitis.
Although heartworm disease in cats can be self - limiting, with a small number of cats able to spontaneously rid themselves of adult worms, migrating larvae damage the
lungs and
vasculature before clinical signs appear.
During the lengthy waiting period, the worms in the dog's body will continue to damage the heart,
lungs, and pulmonary
vasculature.