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Abbreviations

From the following article

Anatomy, development, and physiology of the lungs

Richard M. Effros

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo73

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DLCO

diffusion capacity for CO

ERV

expiratory reserve volume of lung

FEV1

volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled in 1 second (mean)

FGF

fibroblast growth factor

FOX

forkhead box

FRC

functional residual capacity

FVC

forced vital capacity of lung

IC

inspiratory capacity

IRV

inspiratory reserve volume

PaCO2

arterial CO2 tension

PETCO2

end-tidal PCO2 tension

PaO2

arterial O2 tension

RV

residual volume of lung

TGF-bold beta

transforming growth factor-beta

TLC

total lung capacity

TV

tidal volume

VC

vital capacity of lung

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

VT

tidal volume

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