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Fig. 2

From: Regional physiology of ARDS

Fig. 2

Visceral pleura from which an alveolar wall departs. The interface between these two structures of different elasticity acts as a stress raiser with a possible local multiplication of stress and strain. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Edward C. Klatt, M.D., © WebPath

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