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barrier
(redirected from blood-gas barrier)

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It is known that ozone and its reaction products can cross the blood-gas barrier and enter the bloodstream, and exposure to ozone can cause oxidative stress, which has been shown to disrupt testicular and sperm function.
Type II alveolar cells also can turn into type I alveolar cells, which form the thin, blood-gas barrier through which gas exchange occurs during respiration.
 
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