Alveolar epithelial type II cells from embryonic stem cells: Knights in shining armour?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-241

  Fehrenbach, H ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84856732035     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00162111     Document Type: Editorial

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