Deformation-induced transitional myofibroblasts contribute to compensatory lung growth

Deformation-induced transitional myofibroblasts contribute to compensatory lung growth

In many mammals, including humans, removal of one lung (pneumonectomy) results in the compensatory growth of the remaining lung. Compensatory growth involves not only an increase in lung size, but also an increase in the number of alveoli in the peripheral lung; however, the process of compensatory...

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Main Authors: Bennett, Robert D. (Author), Ysasi, Alexandra B. (Author), Wagner, Willi L. (Author), Valenzuela, Cristian D. (Author), Tsuda, Akira (Author), Pyne, Saumyadipta (Author), Li, Shuqiang (Author), Grimsby, Jonna (Author), Pokharel, Prapti (Author), Livak, Kenneth J. (Author), Ackermann, Maximilian (Author), Mentzer, Steven J. (Author), Blainey, Paul C (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Physiological Society, 2018-11-29T16:30:50Z.
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