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The Aging lung

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2007

Christopher AE Dyer  and
Robert A Stockley
Christopher AE Dyer
Affiliation:
Older People's Unit, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
Robert A Stockley
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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Abstract

The human lung is a resilient and complex organ, capable of uninterrupted functioning without defect over a lifetime. While there is a body of knowledge regarding macroscopic and physiological changes that occur in the lung with age, there is still much to be understood. In itself this is not surprising given the complex interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that might play a role in these changes. Lung tissue is highly susceptible to environmental factors, which can have an impact over the course of a lifetime, including smoking, pollutants, occupation and nutrition.

Type
Biological Gerontology
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2006 , pp. 99 - 111
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Based on an article published by these authors in this journal in 1999.