Stem/progenitor cells in the developing human lung

Human lungs are composed of more than 40 cell types. The lung is classified as a “conditionally renewing” tissue and is able of a quick response to cellular damage thanks to the presence of multiple stem/progenitor cells. Embryonic and fetal progenitors actively proliferate determining lung size, sh...

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Main Authors: Daniela Fanni, Margherita Fanos, Clara Gerosa, Flaviana Cau, Erika Pisu, Peter Van Eyken, Rossano Ambu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/399