The Vertebrate Blood-Gas Barrier in Health and Disease

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About the EditorDr. Andrew N Makanya received his MSc and PhD from the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. He is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Nairobi and is a practicing veterinary surgeon. His research interests include lung development and function, angiogenesis, and differentiation and remodeling of the blood-gas barrier, and he has published widely in these areas. Dr. Makanya is also chairman of the Board of Governors of two secondary schools in Kenya, and participates actively in community development programs focusing on schools, churches, and childrens homes.

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