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Continuous mechanical contraction modulates expression of alveolar epithelial cell phenotype.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2003
Gutierrez Jorge A, Suzara Vincent V, Dobbs Leland G
Abstract excerpt
We have previously reported that mechanical distention of alveolar epithelial type II cells in culture favored the expression of the type I cell phenotype and inhibited the expression of the type II cell phenotype. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of continuous mechanical contraction on the expression of specific markers for the type I and type II cell phenotypes in cultured...
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