The contribution of type II pneumocytes and alveolar macrophages to fibroplasia processes in the course of enzymatic lung injury

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-122

  Sulkowska, M ^a   Sulkowski, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

emphysema; fibrosis; type II pneumocyte

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; PAPAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BCG VACCINE; EMPHYSEMA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LUNG; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PAPAIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMIDINE;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG;

EID: 0031020356     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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