Pores of Kohn

The pores of Kohn (also known as interalveolar connections or alveolar pores) are discrete holes in walls of adjacent alveoli.[1] Cuboidal type II alveolar cells, which produce surfactant, usually form part of aperture.[2]

  1. ^ Desplechain C.; Foliguet B.; Barrat E.; Grignon G.; Touati F. (1983). "[The pores of Kohn in pulmonary alveoli]". Bull Eur Physiopathol Respir. 19 (1): 59–68. PMID 6850150.
  2. ^ Miller, J.E. Cotes, D.J. Chinn, M.R. (2006). Lung function : theory and measurement in health and disease (6th ed.). Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-632-06493-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)