Alveolar epithelial cell death adjacent to underlying myofibroblasts in advanced fibrotic human lung

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 19-6, 1998, Pages

  Uhal, Bruce D ^a   Joshi, Iravati ^a   Hughes, W Frank ^b   Ramos, Carlos ^d   Pardo, Annie ^c   Selman, Moises ^d  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contractile interstitial cells; Cuboidalization; Programmed cell death; Type II pneumocytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0032437815     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.275.6.l1192     Document Type: Article

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