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The Attenuated Fibroblast Sheath of the Respiratory Tract Epithelial–Mesenchymal Trophic Unit
1 Dec 1999
Abstract excerpt
Interactions between epithelial, mesenchymal, and neural tissue and also the extracellular matrix are necessary to initiate numerous cellular functions of the lung (1). The most common of these functions include differentiation during lung growth, repair of damaged tissue, and regulation of the inflammatory response. Each of these processes requires a localized response to a specific stimulus. Fibroblasts,...
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