Increased lung expansion alters the proportions of type I and type II alveolar epithelial cells in fetal sheep

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 6 22-6, 2000, Pages

  Flecknoe, S ^a   Harding, R ^a   Maritz, G ^a,b   Hooper, S B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fetal lung liquid; Fetal lung liquid volume; Fetus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FETUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STEM CELL; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 0033939028     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.6.l1180     Document Type: Article

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