Background—Pulmonary capillary endothelium-bound (PCEB) angiotensin-converting ectoenzyme (ACE) activity alteration is an early, sensitive, and quantifiable lung injury index in animal models.We ...

All diseases exist on a continuum, and the damage often begins early—sometimes as soon as a child is weaned off breast milk ...

Mitochondrial content in endothelial cells is modest compared with other cell types with higher energy requirements. In the rat, for example, mitochondria occupy 2% to 6% of cytoplasmic volume in ...