The Clara cell: A "Third Reich eponym"?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 722-727

  Winkelmann, A ^a   Noack, T ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchioli; Clara cell protein; Histology; National socialism; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANATOMY; EPONYMS; GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LUNG; MEDICINE; NATIONAL SOCIALISM;

EID: 77957830515     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00146609     Document Type: Review

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