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Air Sacs

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  • Air sac of a snake (post-mortem).
  • Surfactant in newborn lung

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    The structure, functions, and diseases of the lungs / by Thomas Williams. Part I., Water and air-lungs of invertebrate animals, and aquatic respiration.

    Williams, Thomas. | Date: 1857
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    An account of certain receptacles of air, in birds, which communicate with the lungs, and are lodged both among the fleshy parts and in the hollow bones of those animals / By John Hunter.

    Hunter, John, 1728-1793. | Date: 1774]
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    Untersuchungen über die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Fische : nebst einem Anhange über die Schwimmblase / von Karl Ernst von Baer.

    Baer, Karl Ernst von, 1792-1876. | Date: 1835
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    On the presence or absence of air in the bones of birds / by Edwards Crisp.

    Crisp, Edwards, 1806-1882. | Date: [1857]
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    Air sac of a snake (post-mortem).

    Royal Veterinary College
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