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Diagram indicating alpha1 antitrypsin in plasma from normal individuals diffusing across the alveolar capillary endothelial barrier into the interstitium. AAT, Alpha1 antitrypsin; ELF, epithelial lining fluid. The sizes of the vascular, interstitial, and alveolar compartments are not to scale, for educational purposes.
