Evidence of type II pneumocyte apoptosis in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IFP)/usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 132-138

  Barbas Filho, J V ^a   Ferreira, M A ^a   Sesso, A ^a   Kairalla, R A ^a   Carvalho, C R R ^a   Capelozzi, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Pathogenesis; Type II pneumocytes

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; APOPTOSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035141395     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.2.132     Document Type: Article

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