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Key Points Survival at birth depends upon the lung attaining an adequate size and degree of structural maturity during fetal life. This chapter deals with mechanisms underlying normal and impaired lung growth and lung maturation before birth. The airways of…

Physiologic Mechanisms of Normal and Altered Lung Growth Before and After Birth

Introduction Growth and development of the lung occurs both before and after birth and is a major determinant of respiratory health throughout postnatal life. Adequate lung growth before birth is necessary for the successful transition from fetal to postnatal life.…

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Lung Growth and Maturation

Physiologic Mechanisms of Normal and Altered Lung Growth Before and After Birth