Stem Cells in the Respiratory System.pdf

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Stem Cells in the Respiratory
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Preface
Lungs are one of the ans; mature lung posed of at least
40 morphologically differentiated cell lineages with distinct functions. The proxi-
mal airways contain mucous, ciliated, basal, Clara, and pulmonary neuroendocrine
cells, whereas the distal airways contain mainly ciliated cells and nonciliated Clara
cells. Alveolar units are almost posed of distinct type I and type II
alveolar e